Crofton School in Stubbington makes scrubs as vital PPE contributions to NHS

Textiles teacher at Crofton School, Laura Griffiths, has been making the protective overalls, which prevent people’s own clothes from potential contamination, to help fill the shortfall being experienced in the health and care sectors.

Laura, who has sewn together more than a dozen of the overalls, said: ‘There has been a huge shortage and some of the scrubs have gone to care homes and doctor’s surgeries. There has also been a shortage in hospitals as staff are having to change them more regularly. Some of them have also gone to the Holiday Inn chain which have been converted into temporary hospitals.’