Social care providers have blasted the Scottish Government’s decision to axe “lifeline” PPE funding as “appalling, dangerous and deeply concerning” as Covid cases continue to rise.
Scottish Care are warning vital items such as aprons, masks and visors, are thirty times more expensive now than at start of the pandemic.
The Scottish Government says the fund wasn’t intended to be permanent, but with inflation at its highest level for decades, many care homes are now struggling to plug the financial gap. Here’s our political reporter Laura Alderman
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