Universities and colleges have donated thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS hospitals to help ease shortages during the coronavirus pandemic
Don Bowman, director of the LUPC, told Sky News:"Through our contacts in procurement we have been able to identify alternative sources of some of the equipment the NHS needs. The hospitality sector for example has been buying hand sanitiser for several months but is now not in a position to use it.
"I am extremely proud of the sector and the way it has stepped up, with everyone helping together and doing what we can."NHS workers have consistently complained that they do not have sufficient PPE to safely treat the wave of COVID-19 patients without risking transmission of the virus to them and colleagues.
On Monday, the Department of Health said"millions" of PPE kits had been delivered to NHS Trusts across the country but shortages remain in hospitals, hospices, care homes and among other essential workers.
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