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When will new supplies of PPE be delivered?
The Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden on delays to new protective equipment for NHS staff.
There is "relatively low confidence" a delayed delivery of 400,000 protective gowns will arrive on Monday, a senior NHS figure has said. The consignment had been expected to arrive from Turkey on Sunday. Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, told the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ there was "no doubt" some hospital trusts already had shortages of the gowns, which protect those treating coronavirus patients.
(Image: Oliver Dowden. Credit: Reuters)
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