https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/advice-on-protective-gear-for-nhs-staff-was-rejected-owing-to-cost
Government rejected advice to stockpile PPE for pandemic readiness in 2017 due to cost.
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/health/2020/03/government-documents-show-no-planning-ventilators-event-pandemic
More here. Makes for grim reading.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/advice-on-protective-gear-for-nhs-staff-was-rejected-owing-to-cost
Government rejected advice to stockpile PPE for pandemic readiness in 2017 due to cost.