Government failings over protective kit meant lives were lost

Commenting on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report published today (Wednesday), which says frontline workers’ lives were put at risk by government failings over personal protective equipment (PPE), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: 
“In the rush to protect the NHS, ministers forgot about social care. Staff were left without the PPE they needed, with deadly consequences.
“Care workers were forced make their own sa