Covid-19: supply of ventilators

Covid-19: supply of ventilators This report recognises the achievement and the hard work, collaboration, and commitment of individuals across both the public sector and UK industry. However, it argues that the UK Government lost a month because it was “underprepared and reacted slowly” to the shortage of mechanical ventilators. It concludes that there was no plan in place to source additional critical care equipment needed in the event of an emergency. House of Commons Public Accounts Committee