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'Useless' Deloitte accused of PPE failings amid COVID-19 deal secrecy

Revealed: British firms offering to make PPE say they were ignored – MPs demand transparency over major supply deal

By Peter Geoghegan and Tansy Hoskins
'Useless' Deloitte accused of PPE failings amid COVID-19 deal secrecy
Members of the public protest about PPE and testing outside Whittington Health in London | Aaron Chown/PA Wire/PA Images
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The consulting giant Deloitte has been accused of presiding over a “useless” system for supplying personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS staff.

Leading British manufacturers have told openDemocracy that Deloitte failed to return their calls and was slow to respond to their offers of help, while frontline healthcare workers across the UK faced critical PPE shortages.

Deloitte is among the ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms that have been given key responsibilities in the government’s COVID-19 response as part of a fast-track scheme in which contracts – and the sums involved – remain hidden.

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