Care home boss forced to buy masks off eBay for £5.50 each for 'forgotten front line'

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FORMER work and pensions secretary Esther McVey has highlighted the 'forgotten front line' against the coronavirus with more support needed for the care home sector.

The local council contacted him to say it had received a supply of equipment which was “on a shelf somewhere.”“Yesterday we were informed we two live cases test positive for Covid 19 and both residents are now having to be isolated.

 

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Care Homes are businesses. People pay a lot of money to reside there. Whilst waiting for Gvt supplies they get them anyway they can. I applaud him

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This makes me feel very angry for the care home workers.

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