Senior nursing leaders have called on the government to update 'fundamentally flawed' PPE rules in hospitals as fears grow among healthcare workers that the equipment is inadequate. A report commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing said guidance on PPE in hospitals is based on 'outdated' evidence and urgently needs revision. 'Updated evidence indicates that aerosol spread is much more significant and the original advice from the WHO has been superseded. The Government has issued guidance on the importance of ventilation in indoor spaces, but is failing to act in hospitals, it was claimed. Government has said PPE recommendations were updated in January and agreed by an 'expert group of clinicians and scientists based on clinical evidence'.

Source: Daily Mail March 07, 2021 07:54 UTC