Scottish NHS staff fear they risking their lives dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak because they do not have suitable protective aprons, masks and eyewear.
More than 100 medics in Scotland have signed a letter to the Scottish Government to express concerns over personal protective equipment.
Medical professionals state they have “grave concerns about the adequacy of what has been given”, according to BBC Scotland.
Dr Shahzad Hanif, a GP, co-ordinated the open letter.
Speaking on the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland programme, he said: “It’s not just the quantity of PPE, which the Government has so far been focused on, but it’s the quality that we feel is simply not adequate to provide enough protection for us.
“There are certainly signs that the quantity of protective equipment is certainly coming through now, certainly into primary care where I work and messages I have had from secondary care echo that – that’s less of a concern to us now, to be honest.
“It’s more the quality of the equipment that we’re more anxious about now.”
The broadcaster reports that the Scottish Government claims the protection of medical staff is its highest priority and insisted there are new measures to ensure the right PPE is available “with the highest possible urgency”.
The letter says some health professionals have been issued with equipment which is only to be protective against large droplet spread but not to smaller droplets or anything airborne, as well as eye cover which does not provide enough protection, according to BBC Scotland.
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