British Journal of NursingVol. 29, No. 13 At a GlanceUse of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemicCharlotte Gordon, Abigail ThompsonCharlotte Gordon(E-mail Address: [email protected])Senior Lecturer, Adult Nursing, Northumbria UniversitySearch for more papers by this author, Abigail ThompsonInfection and Prevention Control Nurse, NHS County Durham and Darlington Clinical Commissioning GroupsSearch for more papers by this authorCharlotte Gordon; Abigail ThompsonPublished Online:10 Jul 2020https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.13.748AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Bovin J. PPE used incorrectly half the time. Health Leaders. 2015. https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/strategy/ppe-used-incorrectly-half-time (accessed 29 June 2020) Google ScholarBrown L, Munro J, Rogers S. 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