The £10 Billion Wasted On Covid PPE
Published: July 14, 2026
Duration: 40:23
Today, the Covid inquiry has found that the lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate PPE.
The inquiry’s chair, Baroness Hallett described “vast” waste, with almost £10 billion of taxpayers money wasted in the scramble to buy more.
Health reporter and Coronavirus Newscast alumnus, Jim Reed joins Adam to look at how things went so wrong.
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