UK ministers face legal challenge for refusal to order PPE inquiry
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from Science | The Guardian on (#54F8Z)
Doctors and campaigners seek judicial review of government's efforts to provide PPE for NHS
Ministers are facing a high court legal challenge after they refused to order an urgent investigation into the shortages of personal protective equipment faced by NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
Doctors, lawyers and campaigners for older people's welfare issued proceedings on Monday which they hope will lead to a judicial review of the government's efforts to ensure that health professionals and social care staff had enough PPE to keep them safe.
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