Commenting on the Government’s lack of clarity around personal protective equipment for nursing staff and the lack of available equipment, Dame Donna Kinnair, RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, said:
“Nursing staff in all health and social care settings need to feel safe as they fight this pandemic. I am hearing directly from nurses who tell me they do not feel confident in the advice they are getting. Different facilities are adopting different measures, whilst treating similar patients.
“I will keep putting pressure on the Government to address the issue of PPE provision and guidance. Nurses are not expendable - they are the front line defence. We need equipment, not excuses.”
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