Charity raises concerns over lack of PPE for home care workers

• Jonathan Brown reports.

As vulnerable people are being asked to shield indoors, it is the job of thousands of home carers across the country to go inside their homes and help.

However, there are claims that some home care workers aren't being provided with the protective equipment they need to keep themselves and the people they support safe.

The National Charity Carers UK says some companies are still struggling to get hold of PPE, while unpaid carers like family members are having to go without.

Catherine Greig is a Community Care supports 250 people across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

Jacqueline Halfyard from Holme-on-Spalding Moor, who has multiple sclerosis, relies on carers coming into her home on a daily basis to help her.

In a statement, a Department of Health and Social Care spokeswoman said: