Scots nurses in tears over 'ineffective' PPE as fears grow of rapidly spreading virus
dailyrecord.co.ukScottish Government for at least nine months but ministers insist it is safe for nurses to use in hospital settings while dealing with Covid patients.However, with the more transmissible new strain of the virus now dominant in Scotland, nurses are again raising concerns – and this time they have the backing of medical experts who agree their PPE is far from adequate.Doctors’ union the BMA and the GMB union have both called for “urgent improvements in PPE”.And an open letter signed by 1500 healthcare professionals also called for staff in general wards to be given high-quality FFP3 masks.Hospital staff who work with Covid patients on intensive care wards or deal with aerosol generating procedures like ventilators are issued with FFP3 masks,.
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