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The PPE issue - WTF?

I’m staggered the Turks have been found wanting on their PPE quality control.
The genuine Rollex watch I bought in Marmeris many moons ago is still going strong! :grin:
 
I was watching part of the Sky News interview of the health secretary on Wednesday morning when they cut over to the head of Royal College of Nursing, during her interview where she was critical of the PPE shortages, she admitted that no on involved in the direct nursing care of Covid19 casualties had caught the virus, and that supplies of PPE for the front line were perfectly adequate.

Somewhere there is a blurring of the truth.
 
I spoke to a couple of HSE Inspectors this week-it looks like NHS is committing serial offences under various bits of H&S legislation.

I spoke to a couple of specialist lawyers; lots, and lots, and lots of NHS, shop, transport and other employees have cases. Insurers are shitting bricks.


Similarly, lots, and lots, of tenants will have sound cases against landlords for repairs left undone. Nothing in the new Regulations says "emergency repairs only". It's landlords saving expenditure pretending it's for the Public Good.

Well said comrade.
 
I spoke to a couple of HSE Inspectors this week-it looks like NHS is committing serial offences under various bits of H&S legislation.

I spoke to a couple of specialist lawyers; lots, and lots, and lots of NHS, shop, transport and other employees have cases. Insurers are shitting bricks.


Similarly, lots, and lots, of tenants will have sound cases against landlords for repairs left undone. Nothing in the new Regulations says "emergency repairs only". It's landlords saving expenditure pretending it's for the Public Good.
I have every sympathy for anyone genuinely put in danger through poor man management or negligence and they should be given every support where applicable. Sadly, I also believe this pandemic is manna from heaven for the feckless and usual suspects who will try and squeeze every drop of compo from their employer or the Government, aided and abetted by unscrupulous, shameless lawyers.
 
I have every sympathy for anyone genuinely put in danger through poor man management or negligence and they should be given every support where applicable. Sadly, I also believe this pandemic is manna from heaven for the feckless and usual suspects who will try and squeeze every drop of compo from their employer or the Government, aided and abetted by unscrupulous, shameless lawyers.

Aided and abetted by a Labour MP trying to stir things up too.

If MPs are setting out to tell lies and make capital out of this situation what example are they setting for the public?
 
Really this is down to individual responsibility. It is us getting dick do we should have had sufficient poebto hand over to nursing and medical staff to see us through the infection. At least 200 gloves of varying sizes, 100 aprons and 300 face masks.

Not the fault of the NHS at all, it is all down to the population not being prepared! :)

I wonder what will happen to the supply of masks if it is decreed that they must be worn when out and about? Whose responsibility will that be?
 
Surprisingly the current government isn’t blaming the previous one for dropping the ball on stock rotation, they’re of the mind we are where we are at now, can’t change what’s happened, can only move forward.

I fackin' detest that phrase - it was used to death by a former Grade 5 of my acquaint.

It is the bureaucratic equivalent of the Gallic shrug << boff....que voulez-vous ? C'est la vie ! >>

We are BETTER than this.

The firing squad should be reserved for whoever bought 40 tonnes of safety critical goods sight unseen.

With the leave of The House I should like to associate myself most strongly with the remarks of the Honourable and Gallant Member for Bovington....Fackin' aye!
 
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I fackin' detest that phrase - it was used to death by a former Grade 5 of my acquaint.

It is the bureaucratic equivalent of the Gallic shrug << boff....que voulez-vous ? C'est la vie ! >>

We are BETTER than this.



With the leave of The House I should like to associate myself most strongly with the remarks of the Honourable and Gallant Member for Bovington....Fackin' aye!
I’m just happy they didn’t stoop to using - It is what it is.
 
I’m staggered the Turks have been found wanting on their PPE quality control.
The genuine Rollex watch I bought in Marmeris many moons ago is still going strong! :grin:

Thread drift on

- Know of one fake that was taken apart and found to have an well known Swiss automatic movement in it. The irony was that it was very well regulated, and only gained a minute a month ! Better than normal.

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UK is to receive a shipment of face masks, face shields and protective aprons from the EU purchasing initiative according to La Vanguardia. That's along with 18 other countries in the EU that joined the purchasing initiative.
Spain did not commit to joining the purchasing initiative as it has been able to source PPE from elsewhere. Other countries (didn't specify which ones) have made purchases under the contracts completed by the EU.

Apart from Catalonia and Castilla y Leon all Spanish regions will move on to Phase 1 of the de-escalation plan to a "new normal" from Monday 11th May. Madrid has requested to move to phase 1 but this is likely to be refused due to the high number of cases and deaths in that region. To move on, the regions must show they have sufficient ICU beds, medical personnel and demonstrate a drop in the number of new cases, new deaths and those admitted to hospital. Madrid has not done so and wanted to move on for "economic" reasons. Whilst facemasks are only compulsory on public transport, Madrid is giving 15 million free masks to its citizens to try and enable them to move to Phase 1 next week. This will be above the free masks already being issued to those using public transport at rail and bus stations.

Phase 1 means we can now go out in a car together (but only if you are from the same household), go to beaches for walks but not for swimming although several beaches will be open between 6 and 10 to allow this. You can go to a shop with less than 400 sq m floor space without a previous appointment provided the number of customers don't exceed 30% and actually sit outside a bar or restaurant provided only 50% of the area is used and there is a minimum of 3m between tables. Menus have to be on a chalk board or similar and single use paper tablecloths are to be used.

We can also travel outside our towns and go anywhere in the province except for the 3 provinces in Catalonia who can move to Phase 1 but will keep the restrictions to travel only in their own municipal area for the time being.

It also means we can meet up with friends (if you've got any) to a maximum group of 10 providing a gap of 2m is maintained. Members of the same household can sit together.

The hours we can go out for individual walks or exercise are retained which keeps the oldies away from the kids. The times are going to be changed so the kids, currently out between 1200 and 1900, will be able to go for walks in the cooler hours as we are now getting temperatures of 27C to 30C in the south.

Hope it doesn't mean they'll filch the 10 to 12 and 1900 to 2000 us oldies are currently allowed because it's hot enough then.
 
This is not a problem unique to the UK, it’s taking place this side of the pond as well. In Ontario alone over 55 million masks are in storage that have expired and the government won’t doll them out as they will be liable if they fail. Surprisingly the current government isn’t blaming the previous one for dropping the ball on stock rotation, they’re of the mind we are where we’re at now, can’t change what’s happened, can only move forward.

Happened all over the place including Europe, nobody but nobody had enough kit even where it all started.


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France certainly didn't despite the alleged efficiency of their health service.
This is Mr Hebdo's view of the government preparations for the second wave.
 
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