Westmorland Homecare Highlight PPE issue

Westmorland Homecare Director Dr Chris Moss has been raising the profile of the dire situation of PPE at a nation level to try and assist in the current pandemic Without protection, he says they may not be able to care for people awaiting hospital discharge.

Alison Holt reporting for the BBC has the following story,

Suzanne Catterall, a senior care worker at Westmorland Homecare in Cumbria, speaking after visiting the first of seven clients she would see during her day, said: “I needed to use seven pairs of gloves on one call and an apron.

“This is due to cleaning, then doing personal care for the client, including applying three different creams, and preparing food.”

Dr Chris Moss, who runs Westmorland Homecare, said they have had to get supplies of PPE from local nail bars and vets’ practices.

They have had some government supplies, he said, but estimated their stock would last about a week.

“Without having it you risk transmission, you risk making more of society unwell and you put more pressure on the NHS,” he added.

And care providers warned that without the right protective equipment, they would have to make hard decisions about who they support.