GPs have hit out after receiving PPE aprons made out of repurposed polythene bags. Practices in the Highlands, Fife and the Borders are among those sent batches of white aprons in relabelled boxes, ...

This was the magnificent sight yesterday as one million protective aprons were delivered to the NHS. Less than 24 hours after being made, the crucial Mail Force Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was ...

Two Cork cousins have developed a compostable PPE apron to reduce plastic usage in the healthcare industry. Dr Mary O'Riordan and Lisa O’Riordan developed their 'guilt-free' HaPPE Earth apron in ...

Limerick-based businessman Sean O’Carroll is using a machine normally used to cut corrugated paper to make heavy-duty polythene aprons for medics. Sean O’Carroll with one of his PPE aprons (IPS ...

Personal protective equipment (PPE), like masks and gloves, helps stop the spread of coronavirus and saves lives. With a new, more contagious variant of Covid circulating in the UK, doctors and nurses ...

The apron also reduces the carbon footprint of a standard apron by more than 75% through the use of local transport and manufacturing. Lisa O’Riordan, Co-founder HaPPE Earth, Johnny Brackett HCA, ...

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