The scandal of insufficient PPE: Why healthcare workers were betrayed – and continue to be

Summary

In this webinar discussion, an expert panel discusses the airborne nature of Covid-19, the lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic and continued concerns around unsafe PPE guidance and the impact on both staff and patient safety. The panel includes:

• Helen Hughes: Chief Executive of Patient Safety Learning
• Dr David Tomlinson: Consultant Cardiologist, NHS
• Rachael Moses OBE: Consultant Physiotherapist, NHS

Hosted by Dr Asad Khan and produced by Gez Medinger.

Content

Related content:

• PPE guidance continues to put staff and patients at risk, by Dr David Tomlinson
• Raising concerns about PPE and ventilation as a Junior Doctor, a blog by Lindsay Fraser-Moodie
• How will NHS staff with Long Covid be supported?
• New FFP3 respirators may cut infection risk
• Hospital-acquired infection caused one-in-five covid deaths at several trusts