The UK has been prevented from donating “tens of millions” of surplus PPE items throughout the pandemic due to Whitehall red tape, The Independent understands. Britain has an excess of personal ...

The Government is currently spending around £6.7 million per week to store the UK’s stock of personal protective equipment (PPE), a senior Whitehall official has told MPs. Sir Chris Wormald, permanent ...

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UK Covid Waste: The UK decided to get rid of the stock as it was costing too much to store it as last year the country spent $28.1 million (£23 million) on storage. About 64.4 million surgical face ...

London, United Kingdom - Earth Safe PPE, the pioneering sustainability leader in PPE Recycling and Textile recycling, has been awarded two major accolades at the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards ...

A lack of PPE during the Covid pandemic meant some GPs wore repurposed bin bags for aprons, a public inquiry has heard. Dr Chris Williams, deputy chairman of the Royal College of GPs, told the ...

Sir Chris Wormald, permanent secretary to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), said that the UK is currently holding around 12.6 billion items of PPE such as masks, gloves and aprons. He ...