Category: PPE
ARCO DONATES £72,000 WORTH OF PPE TO CHARITY
Arco, a specialist UK-based safety company has donated over £72,000 of PPE supplies to Leonard Cheshire, a pan disability charity. Leonard Cheshire employs 4,500 front line staff to support...
BLUEBIRD CARE CELEBRATES TEAM MEMBERS
Bluebird Care South Gloucestershire, a leading home care provider, has celebrated their team members’ fantastic efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic by delivering special gifts. ...
CARE HOME RESIDENT PRAISES STAFF AT ENCORE CARE HOMES
A care home resident has praised the staff at a Christchurch care home as a short summer stays initiative is launched for older people. Rita Satchwell moved to Fairmile Grange, which is...
SCIENTISTS EVALUATING FACE MASK BELIEVED TO KILL COVID-19
Scientists at Cambridge University are testing a face mask that has an anti-viral fabric coating which they believe may kill COVID-19. The reusable mask was developed by British company...
BLUSHING BRIDE AT ACCRINGTON CARE HOME
There were happy smiles and tears of joy at Hope House care home in Accrington after a resident received a surprise visit from his granddaughter on her wedding day. Laura, granddaughter of Hope...
PPE SHORTAGES FUELLED SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN CARE HOMES, STUDY FINDS
The spread of COVID-19 inside care homes has been fuelled by a lack of personal protection equipment (PPE) – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers...
SAFETY ALERT: HSE ISSUES KN95 FACEMASK WARNING
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning against the use of KN95 facemasks as personal protective equipment (PPE). A safety alert was issued on 11 June 2020, urging all employers and...
TREASURY CUTS TAXES TO REDUCE PPE COSTS
VAT on essential personal protective equipment (PPE) for Covid-19 will be temporarily scrapped saving more than £100m for care homes and businesses dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the...
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