UK government stockpiles containing protective equipment for healthcare workers in the event of a pandemic fell in value by almost 40% over the past six years, the Guardian has found. Analysis of official financial data suggests £325m was wiped off the value of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) emergency stockpile, reducing it from £831m in 2013 under the Conservative-led coalition government to £506m by March last year. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...uk-pandemic-stockpile-fell-by-40-in-six-years
It's an odd measurement of stock, how much it's worth. Or it is for my brain. Potentially you could have three times as much stuff but it only cost half as much, so the value is less. I very much doubt that is the case. I would imagine as the shelf life of things has expired they have been thrown out and not replaced, but without knowing the levels, not just the value, you can't make that leap.
When you get nurses having to wear bin bags because of the lack of PPE and 19 health care workers has died I would say that equipment as not been replaced after shelf life. My daughter (who is a senior social worker) told me over the phone last week that she was sending care workers out in emergency case's with no PPE equipment because they don't have any.