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NHS trusts in England were not consulted before the government coverings, announced changes to the use of face-in hospitals, The Chief executive of NHS providers, said.

Chris Hopson, said trust leader felt "completely in The Dark " about the "significant and complex" changes.

From the 15 June, The Hospital must wear a visitors and ambulatory patients, face coverings, and employees must be surgical masks.

says The Department of health, can masks be provided by The Hospital available, if necessary.

A spokeswoman said that while The Public had to wear "strongly encouraged" to, a face covering while in The Hospital , no one would care be denied.

Nhs England was aware of The Announcement , it was made public; and trusts have to implement all in the next week, The Changes to The Department of health added.

But Mr Hopson said was, "crashed", with "absolutely no indication or consultation" the NHS trust leaders.

He told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme: "It is the latest in a long line of announcements that have a major impact on The Way the NHS, in which frontline organisations the feeling you've been left completely in The Dark , and you are then expected to be significant and complex operational changes, either immediately or with very little notice. "

He Said confidence leaders were not concerned that there was not enough strategy or planning, and that it is as "last-minute decisions to be made felt that on the hoof, the excessively influenced by the policy and need to fill the space of the Downing Street press conferences".

The Announcement had needed a lot of Unanswered Questions , such as, to wear if it is suitable for the personnel, face masks, the numbers of masks and how they are distributed, he added.

Mr Hopson called for a "proper, sensible, forward plan and the forward strategy, what we try to do is, where the trusts, The Time and space you need to perform complex and difficult things".

Mr Hopson criticism was also of The British Medical Association (BMA), which warned that there is little detail was to be implemented as policy, where The Masks would come out, or as out-patients and visitors will be given.

consultants Committee Chairman , Dr Rob Harwood, said: "Given the lack of PPE supplies during the Covid-19-pandemic, it is absolutely crucial that the government ensures that you have enough supplies of face masks for the staff and adequate provision of Facebook covers for ambulatory patients and The Public from the 15th of June. "

the UK death comes great 40,000 passed on Friday, according to the latest information from the government.

a total of 40,261 people died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community After testing positive for The Virus , to 357 from Thursday.

The United Kingdom is The Second Country - After the U.S., with 108,000 cases of death - to pass the milestone.

at the Downing Street briefing, Mr Hancock appealed to the people who said, not in the big demonstrations, with More Than six people, he was appalled by The Killing of George Floyd in the United States, but "Corona-Virus remains a real threat".

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personal protective equipment (ppe), coronavirus pandemic

Source of news: bbc.com