Government destroys £1.4bn of Covid PPE provided by just one company

Boxes of PPE are discarded on an area of land near Testwood Lakes nature reserve in 2023 (Image: Getty Images) Personal protective equipment (PPE) worth around £1.4bn that was procured during the COVID -19 pandemic has been destroyed or written off in what has been branded a “staggering waste” of public funds. Data obtained by the BBC has revealed the full extent of the PPE scandal.

At least 1.57 billion items of PPE provided by NHS supplier Full Support Healthcare will never be used, the BBC reported. This is despite the fact the equipment was manufactured to the proper standard.

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