PPE: Gateshead NHS Trust first to make its own masks

The masks have four layers, one of which is anti-viral and proven to kill Covid, the trust says.

A north-east of England health trust is the first NHS body in the UK to manufacture its own protective face masks.

The shortage prompted Gateshead Health NHS Trust to look at making its own via its subsidiary company QE Facilities.

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