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Government fraud investigators probe PPE contracts, MPs told

Government fraud investigators are looking into contracts to supply the NHS with PPE during the pandemic, officials at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have said. Giving evidence to the Commons Public Accounts Committee, Jonathan ...

20 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Health Secretary confirms second UK medical aid flight departs to assist Ukraine

Tens of thousands of medical items have been sent by the UK in response to the “humanitarian emergency” in Ukraine caused by Russia’s invasion, the Health Secretary has said. Sajid Javid confirmed a second supply flight carrying, among other ...

01 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Get a grip over PPE ministers told, nearly two years on from start of pandemic

The Government has been told to “get a grip” of personal protective equipment (PPE) stocks and contracts, as it was disclosed more than half of suppliers who provided items through the VIP fast-track lane provided stock that was not ...

30 Mar 2022 at 01:25

£8.7bn written off by Government in relation to pandemic PPE

Some £8.7 billion spent by the Government on personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic has been written off, according to annual accounts. New documents from the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) show huge ...

01 Feb 2022 at 15:25

Government accused of ‘negligence’ over £458m of unusable PPE

The Government has been accused of “negligence on an industrial scale” after it emerged it has spent in the region of half a billion pounds on personal protective equipment (PPE) that is deemed unfit for use. The Liberal ...

30 Jan 2022 at 22:25

Government ‘explores’ cutting PPE waste with sheets made of recycled face masks

Medical face masks could be recycled for use as curtains or bedsheets, the Government has said, as it “explores” ways to tackle Covid PPE waste. Alongside plans to reuse the distinctive blue Type IIR face coverings, the ...

14 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Plastic PPE to be given new life as part of ‘ground-breaking’ research project

Plastic PPE waste is to be given a second life as part of a new research project. Since the start of the pandemic, about 8.4 million tonnes of plastic PPE waste, including respirators and masks, have been generated ...

27 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Lady Mone faces Lords standards inquiry over award of PPE contracts

Tory peer Baroness Mone is facing investigation by the Lords standards watchdog over the awarding of Government contracts worth more than £200 million to a PPE supplier. The Lords Standards Commissioners said they ...

18 Jan 2022 at 12:58

Government claims more than £130 million after suing pandemic gown supplier

Lawyers say the Government is claiming more than £130 million after suing a firm at the centre of a row over the supply of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic. Barristers representing ...

05 Jan 2023 at 18:48

PPE: £18m recouped by Government from fraudulent contracts

The Government has so far recouped £18 million from potentially fraudulent personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts, according to Department of Health figures. Health minister Will Quince, responding to ...

27 Dec 2022 at 20:34

Sunak accused of weakness as Mone fights to clear her name over PPE allegations

Rishi Sunak faced accusations of weakness over his failure to withdraw the Tory whip from Baroness Michelle Mone over allegations around a firm awarded contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE) ...

06 Dec 2022 at 20:55

Labour tries to force release of records on PPE Medpro contracts

Labour will try to force the Government to release records relating to the “murky” award of Covid personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts to a company linked to a Conservative peer. It comes ...

05 Dec 2022 at 23:30

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