The comment has been branded "insulting" by Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, and unions have rubbished claims that staff are "overusing" PPE. And the Health Secretary confirmed that 19 NHS workers have died since the start of the pandemic. Dame Donna added: “I take offence actually that we are saying that healthcare workers are abusing or overusing PPE. “I think what we know is, we don’t have enough supply and not enough regular supply of PPE. “There are horrific stories of NHS staff and care workers not having the equipment they need to keep them safe.

Source: Daily Mirror April 11, 2020 09:27 UTC