as this went on, the discussion went wider. it turns out there are more of these items known as a thumb loop gown or thumb loop apron supplied by other companies. we showed one to ppe sales director rizwana hussain. well, i can tell from looking at this product, i ve seen this product. it s a very common product and you know, it s commonly referred to as a gown, but that s like a lay definition of it. if you are talking about medical definition of it, you wouldn t be able to call this a gown because it doesn t match the standards and the requirements. at one point, the items were earmarked for scotland but they were withdrawn by dhsc before they were shipped. months later, government guidance on ppe showed that items like those purchased from clandeboye agencies and others were suitable for use only as disposable aprons.
it turns out there were more of these items known as a thumb loop gown or thumb loop apron supplied by other companies. we showed one to ppe sales director rizwana hussain. well, i can tell from looking at this product, i ve seen this product. it s a very common product and, you know, it s commonly referred to as a gown, but that s like a lay definition of it. if you were talking about medical definition of it, you wouldn t be able to call this a gown because it doesn t match the standards and the requirements. at one point, the items were earmarked for scotland, but they were withdrawn by dhsc before they were shipped. months later, government guidance on ppe showed that items like those purchased from clandeboye agencies and others were suitable for use only as disposable aprons. it was now clear that the items
months later, government guidance on ppe showed that items like those purchased from clandeboye agencies and others were suitable for use only as disposable aprons. it was now clear that the items the government had paid over £100 million for weren t the actual gowns the nhs had needed after all. government thought it was buying, arm, a rolls royce, erm, but it was getting a ford fiesta. jolyon maugham, a london based lawyer and founder of a legal campaign group, has taken the government to court over this and other covid contracts. we can t know whether civil servants in a tearing hurry, erm, ordered the wrong thing what we can know is the thing supplied for £108 million of public money