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Coronavirus: physicians will be asked to re-use dresses amid shortage fears

Feb 16,2020 3:49 am

Doctors and nurses in England are to be asked, for the treatment of coronavirus patients without complete protective clothes and re-use the equipment due to the lack of fears.

The decision was a reversal of orientation to the hospitals of the Public Health England on Friday.

earlier This Week , The Bbc reported.

It Comes as NHS providers, warned, in some hospitals' supplies could run in 24 hours.

Chris Hopson, head of The Association , which represents healthcare trusts in England, "We have now reached The Point where The National stock of full-fluid-repellent gowns and long-sleeved lab coat will be exhausted in The Next twenty-four to forty-eight hours. "

He Said that The National politicians have left "no stone Unturned " - But the dresses that were ordered are weeks currently, only arrive in "bursts".

Public Health England changed its leadership, the one-way, up to now, necessary, long sleeve -, -, fluid-resistant garments for people, the treatment of Covid-19 patients.

Now it says, if these dresses are not available, can the employee wear washable medical dresses, or non-fluid-repellent equipment.

documents seen, said by The Bbc , the measures were considered to be the beginning of This Week with "acute shortages"

It Comes as the UK included 847 new coronavirus-related deaths in the hospitals, the on Thursday, taking the total to 14,576.

A Department of Health spokesman said: "New clinical guidance was published today, to ensure that, if there is a bottleneck in one area, frontline employees, with the PSA in place to minimize the risk. "

health Minister Matt Hancock said that he "would like to be able to with a magic wand" to increase the delivery of the personal protective equipment (PPE).

"But given the fact that we have a global situation in which there is less PPE in The World than The World needs, and of course it will be a huge Pressure Point ," He Said , a virtual Committee of members of Parliament.

Mr Hancock admitted the delivery of the dresses was "tight", But said he was the target, enough clothes to employees this weekend.

He added that the government will do everything possible to get it could be "that the PSA on the Front Line ".

Dr Rob Harwood, consultant-Chairman of the Committee of The British Medical Association, said: "If it is proposed that the staff of the re-use of the equipment, it must demonstrably dangers of science and the Best Evidence of this - rather than the availability - and it is absolutely not compromise, the protection of health care workers.

"Too many healthcare workers have already died. More physicians and their colleagues cannot be expected to take their own lives on The Line , in an attempt to save others, and this new guidance means that you could do just that. It is not a decision to make you should have. "

at least 50 NHS workers have now coronavirus died after contracting.

the shadow health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth said: "every week we hear of problems in the PSA is always at The Front , despite what the Minister tell us, at the Downing Street press conferences.

"This negligence must be repaired, and the Minister must explain how it will be fix urgently. "

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personal protective equipment (ppe), coronavirus pandemic, public health, doctors, nhs

Source of news: bbc.com

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