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Covid inquiry PPE report – key findings

by News Feed Editor | Jul 14, 2026 | Health

PAJim Reed and Michelle RobertsBBC News14 July 2026The Covid inquiry has published its damning report into why NHS workers did not have enough personal protective equipment (PPE) when the pandemic hit.It details what went wrong with the government’s planning and...

UK wasted £10bn on PPE that left NHS staff poorly protected, Covid inquiry finds

by News Feed Editor | Jul 14, 2026 | Health

Getty ImagesJim ReedHealth reporter14 July 2026The lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), with almost £10bn of taxpayers’ money wasted in a scramble to buy more, the...

PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted £10bn, Covid inquiry finds

by News Feed Editor | Jul 14, 2026 | Health

Getty ImagesJim ReedHealth reporter14 July 2026, 12:01 BSTUpdated 21 minutes agoThe lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), the Covid inquiry has said.It found that a...

‘Don’t let blood be on your hands’, mother tells inquiry

by News Feed Editor | Jul 14, 2026 | Health

Family handoutNikki FoxEast of England health correspondent14 July 2026The mother of a 16-year-old girl who died at an Essex mental health unit has made a direct appeal to the chair of a public inquiry, saying: “Don’t let the blood be on your hands –...