A young nursing home worker was sacked after she told her mum she was worried about using masks that had been made out of disposable dish cloths.
Keisha Chase, 18, was informed her “integrity” had been called into question after she raised fears about the makeshift PPE with her family.
She claimed bosses at Belsfield Care, in her hometown Blackpool, introduced re-usable J Cloths – which are normally used in household cleaning – to be worn as face masks.
Keisha said: “I care about my health and I care about the health of the residents. “We are risking our lives and we should be wearing the right PPE.” Keisha claimed she became so worried about her health and safety her mother gave her a visor and mask to use at work, but bosses told her she