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Coronavirus: Care homes to get free PPE until March under winter plan – BBC News
A new chief nurse will also be hired to provide more guidance, as part of the government’s winter plan.
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A care worker visits a client at home in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, during the pandemic
Personal protective equipment will be free for care homes until next March, as part of a government coronavirus plan for the winter.
A new chief nurse will also be appointed to provide more guidance for nurses working in the care sector.
The plan will be published in full by the Department of Health later.
Council care directors say the initiative is welcome, bu…
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