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Nearly 400-care company, Said the home support in the UK by The Bbc , you don't have enough personal protective equipment (PPE).

Without protection, providers say that they may not be able to care for people on discharge from hospital.

481 provider, 381 - 80% - Said they did not have enough PPE in the location, the support for older and vulnerable people.

The government Said it was "around The Clock " to the industry with the equipment it needs.

The Bbc sent questions to the nearly 3,000 members of the UK Homecare Association.

About a quarter of the respondents Said they have either a mask or have less than a week's supply left.

Others Said they were fighting, the gloves and aprons, which they needed for employees of a client to home in on The Next support with washing, dressing and eating.

Just under a third of home-care providers, The Bbc heard from were looking for people with Covid-19 symptoms.

Suzanne Catterall, a senior care worker in Westmorland Homecare in Cumbria, speaking after the visit, The First of seven customers you would see, during your day, Said : "I needed seven pairs of gloves to a call, and an apron.

"This is due to the cleaning, personal care of the customers do, including the application of three different creams and preparation of food. "

Dr. Chris Moss, Said Westmorland Homecare, runs, they were receiving PSA of the local nail bars and veterinarians " practices.

you have Said some of the government orders, he is, but estimates that their share would take about a week.

"the rooms, hotel booking, Without it, the risk of transmission the risk is that more the society is sick, and you put more pressure on the NHS," he added.

And providers have warned that without proper protective equipment, they would make the tough decisions, who will assist you.

Raina Summerson, chief executive of Agincare is One of the largest independent care company, Said : "If we do not have access to PPE and follow Public Health guidance, we will not say the Links in the location, but that we can't accept people we don't deliver COVID 19 positive, because the equipment to their supply. "

Almost all of the companies Said they had some employees self-isolation, with a handful of estimate that half of their workforce was not available.

A further 621 UK deaths were announced on Sunday, bringing The Nation in total to EUR 4,934.

The Department of Health and Social Care, Said it was providing More Than 26,000 pieces of PPE to social care settings, including care, nursing homes, outpatient care services, and hospices.

A spokesman Said : "We Are working with the military and established distribution partners to ensure the PSA is for all the employees that this virus at the forefront. "

three of ten residents on the Glasgow nursing home, Two of the employees tested positive and received treatment in the hospital.

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Source of news: bbc.com