‘Mask tax’ row as Rishi Sunak refuses to extend VAT holiday on PPE

Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, has refused to extend a VAT holiday on personal protective equipment, with…

Drones to carry PPE between hospitals after UK Space Agency provides funding

Drones carrying PPE and coronavirus test kits will soon transport the supplies between NHS hospitals after…

PPE littering is a growing problem, say councils, warning it could be spreading infection

Litter from personal protective equipment is becoming a growing problem, councils have said, warning it could…

Disposable PPE can be converted into fuel rather than being sent to landfill, review finds

A review of existing evidence has concluded that the threat to the environment posed by billions…

BAME doctors twice as likely as white colleagues to be sent onto wards without adequate PPE

Doctors from black and ethnic minorities are twice as likely as white medics to be sent…

Government accused of wasting taxpayers’ money paying over odds for PPE from China

Ministers have been accused of paying over the odds for personal protective equipment (PPE) after rejecting…

How an emailed offer of help from a Turkish T-shirt salesman led to a PPE fiasco

Exactly what happened next is unclear. According to sources, UK officials in Turkey did check the…

Labour MP Nadia Whittome claims she was sacked as carer for speaking out about lack of PPE

She added: “I can survive being effectively sacked for speaking out because I have another income.…

Gowns in delayed PPE shipment from Turkey impounded after failing to meet standards

The gear was taken off the transport planes and transported to a giant warehouse. When inspectors…

Almost half of Britain’s doctors have had to buy their own PPE

Dr Nagpaul said: “The Government has five tests it has said must be met to ease…