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Firefighters to make face masks for NHS workers - and help transfer patients to Manchester's Nightingale hospital

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Firefighters in Greater Manchester ars set to make face masks for NHS staff. They will also transfer patients to Manchester's newly-created Nightingale Hospital in the city centre to help during the coronavirus crisis.

The move follows a news an agreement being reached between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and fire service National Employers.

Under the latest agreement, firefighters - who are already driving ambulances in parts of the country - will now also begin transferring both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients from Nightingale hospitals.

Firefighters are already delivering food and medicines to vulnerable people and the latest agreement will also allow them to package and repackage food supplies,

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