Tories Claim there were no National Shortages of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Written by Mark — March 3, 2021

Julia Patterson of the campaign group EveryDoctor flatly contradicted Hancock’s claim

In recent days, Matt #Hancock has appeared in the media to deny reality, with claims that the country “never had a national shortage” of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the course of the Coronavirus pandemic.

However, this appears to be an example of Orwellian-style double-think from the Health and Social Care Secretary. For Byline Times yesterday spoke to Dr Julia Patterson, of the campaign group #EveryDoctor, who flatly contradicted Hancock’s claim.

“We all know there was a problem with the supply,” she said. “Over 900 healthcare and social care workers in the UK have died of COVID-19. Many weren’t provided with sufficient PPE. Each one of those deaths deserves proper investigation.”

Full story at Byline Times

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