A lack of PPE during the Covid pandemic meant some GPs wore repurposed bin bags for aprons, a public inquiry has heard. Dr Chris Williams, deputy chairman of the Royal College of GPs, told the ...

Shocking pictures show hoards of aprons and suspected face masks left in an enormous heap in the New Forest town of Calmore, bordering Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve.

Two Cork entrepreneurs have developed a compostable PPE apron which disintegrates in just five weeks compared to traditional PPE gear which takes up to 50 years to degrade. Cousins Dr Mary O ...

The Yorkshire-headquartered PFF Group has created 100 jobs and invested more than £2m in machines to manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline NHS staff and social care workers.

Nicola Sturgeon insisted that aprons sent to doctors around the country were not "reformulated bin bags" as their label indicated and they met with all safety standards.

Dr Hadden added the aprons could not be doffed – removed – safely. Many PPE aprons tie around the waist and have a thin neck strap, reducing the potential for contact when removing.

GP practices in Scotland have been sent ‘official’ PPE aprons made from ‘repurposed bin bags’. They expressed concerns that these may not meet infection standards and would prove unsafe for staff.

GPs have hit out after receiving PPE aprons made out of repurposed polythene bags. Practices in the Highlands, Fife and the Borders are among those sent batches of white aprons in relabelled boxes ...

GPs have hit out after receiving PPE aprons made out of repurposed polythene bags. Practices in the Highlands, Fife and the Borders are among those sent batches of white aprons in relabelled boxes ...

Sunderland’s Nissan plant has handed over a project of making protective aprons for frontline health workers to a North East prison.

PPE includes single-use gloves, aprons and gowns, surgical masks, respirators and face protectors in the form of glasses, goggles or face shields.