Hospitals blocked from ordering more than 150 critical care products directly

Close-up of cannulas attached to a patient's arm during kidney dialysis.

Source: Alamy

Hospitals have been blocked from ordering dozens of critical care products through normal channels because of an “exceptional increase in national demand.”

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