Abasebenza e-NHS bazizwa bengavikelekile ngokuntuleka kwe-PPE. I-GMB imemezela ukuthi abasebenza nge-NHS basengozini. Ngokubabazekayo i-1 Londoner ku-5 ithinteka yi-COVID-19.

Ngokusho kwe-GMB Union, cishe ngo-679 ngaphambili i-ambulensi abasebenza eLondon Ambulance Service bathole Ukungenwa isifo se-covid-19. Isibonelo, opharetha be-NHS kusolwa ukuthi banezimbotshana ezilahlayo ezinganele ukumboza kahle. Baphendula isiguli, bese befaka kwenye ingozi yokuyingcolisa, kepha abayenzi i-PPE eyanele ukuyishintsha ngokushesha.

I-PPE kumele ilungele indawo elawulwayo, kepha ama-ambulensi asho ukuthi ayilawulwa. Njengoba I-Public Health England iyeluleka, noma yimuphi udokotela osebenza ngaphakathi kwamamitha amabili wesiguli esisolwa noma esiqinisekisiwe se-COVID-19 kufanele agqoke i-apron, amagilavu, imaski yokuhlinzwa nokuvikela iso. Kodwa-ke, abezimo eziphuthumayo abaningi baqinisekisile kwi-BBC ukuthi ama-PPE akwanele ukuvikela wonke umuntu ophethe i-ambulensi.

Zonke izinsuku, opharetha abaningi be-NHS bahlaselwa ukushisa okuphezulu nezinye izimpawu ezixhunyaniswe ne-COVID-19. Ngoku kungenzeka bakwazi ukukuthatha bangene ezindlini zabo futhi lesi yisici esiphazamisa kakhulu.

Ngokobufakazi obuthile be-BBC, abezimo eziphuthumayo bathatha iziguli esibhedlela ngezimonyo ezinamaphepha angasho lutho, ipulasitiki elincane elincanyana lishayisa umoya omfishane kanye namagilavu. Ochwepheshe abaningi bayahlanya becabanga ngezinga le-PPE elahlwa ngabasebenzi basesibhedlela, uma liqhathaniswa nelabo.

Kodwa-ke, kuze kube ngumhla ka-2 Ephreli, azikho izeluleko zikaHulumeni eziphakamise abasebenzi be-NHS nabasebenzi basesibhedlela ukuthi bagqoke izimbotshana uma besondele isiguli se-COVID-19. Ngemuva kokukhishwa kokugcina kwe-Public Health England, akunconywa kakhulu ukugqoka ukuvikelwa kwamehlo.

Kuyavela ukuthi abasebenza ku-NHS banamathuba afanayo okuthola leli gciwane kunanoma ngubani. Inkinga ikhonkolo futhi uma ingaxazululwa kahle, ingaletha ezimweni zomphakathi ezinzima.