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NHS cancer nurse gets coronavirus after going without 'enough protective equipment'
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An NHS cancer nurse contacted the coronavirus after working without adequate protective gear, it is claimed. The breast cancer specialist, who works at The Beatson, West of Scotland Cancer Centre, in Glasgow, is now being treated in hospital.
The nurse's condition is said to be unknown, but now colleagues have hit out at the lack of resources provided to NHS staff during the deepening coronavirus crisis.
On Wednesday a colleague voiced concerns said may have got it as a result of a lack of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
This includes the lack of appropriate masks, an accusation echoed by health practitioners across the UK. A member of staff at the Beatson, where some of the country’s most vulnerable patients are treated,
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