PPE STOCKS SUFFICIENT
HOSPITALS trust acting chief executive Rebecca Brown says she is confident the trust has enough stock of PPE ahead of the second wave.
She said: “I’ve recently been to see our procurement team and to visit stock areas.
“Nationally, we are not in the same position we were. We are manufacturing our kit within the UK now and what does come from other countries, there are big piles available.
“There will always be some areas that are more challenging but at this stage we are not seeing any.”
She said stocks are regularly monitored so teams in charge of replenishing the items can report up any issues in a timely way.
Darryn Kerr, in charge of estates and facilities for the trust, said: “We’re not escalating anything in terms of PPE at the moment. We have created greater stocks and we have created areas for storing it.
“This is an opportunity to refle ct on and thank the communities across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland for the support they have given.
“We’ve had our guys going out trading and swapping PPE all over the place.
“We have had unbelievable