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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 suitable for use ...

30 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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 things,...

01 Mar 2022 at 14:25

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 Democrats warned against ...

30 Jan 2022 at 22:25

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 from 193 countries, and the ...

27 Jan 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 amounts ...

01 Feb 2022 at 15:25

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 are investigating ...

18 Jan 2022 at 12:58

Government disputes with PPE suppliers could cost taxpayer £2.7bn, MPs warn

Unresolved disputes between the Government and suppliers of poor quality personal protective equipment (PPE) could cost the taxpayer £2.7 billion, MPs have warned. “Significant failings” by the Department of Health and Social Care ...

20 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Tories were trying to ‘make a buck’ during pandemic – Freeman

Some Conservatives were trying to “make a buck” around PPE contracts during the pandemic, former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman has said as she condemned the “sickening” behaviour. In an interview with the Herald ...

11 Nov 2022 at 11:53

No ‘VIP lane’ existed for PPE, says Conservative former minister

A Tory ex-Treasury minister has denied the existence of a so-called VIP lane over personal protective equipment (PPE) as the Government scrambled to find sufficient kit in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ...

09 Dec 2022 at 00:49

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) during the ...

06 Dec 2022 at 20:55

Ministers warned not to delay release of papers in PPE Medpro row

Ministers have been warned not to delay the release of papers relating to a row over deals for coronavirus personal protective equipment (PPE). The Government has promised to release documents on the contracts ...

20 Dec 2022 at 17:51

Government sues controversial PPE firm over gowns contract

The Government has issued civil legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, a firm at the centre of a row over the supply of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic. The firm said the case ...

19 Dec 2022 at 17:11

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