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More PPE promised for social care

Health secretary Matt Hancock has promised to increase supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to social care.

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By Dan Peters | 15 April 2020

Health secretary Matt Hancock has promised to increase supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to social care.

Announcing a social care action plan to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, Mr Hancock announced a new online delivery system for social care settings and said kit would be shipped directly to social care providers.

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