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'It’s what we owe you': The army of sewers who are making scrubs for NHS workers

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Hundreds of residents across Greater Manchester are sewing scrubs for NHS workers. As more doctors and nurses are called up to the health service to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals across the region are seeing shortages in scrubs - the clothing worn by NHS staff.

And now hundreds of locked-down residents are taking to their sewing machines to create the much-needed garments - including hats and bags - for health workers.

Deborah Gregory set up the Facebook page for Greater Manchester and East Lancashire last week to coordinate sewers in the region.

More than 500 people have already signed up. She has a background in fundraising but said that coordinating so many people across the region - and its many hospitals - has 

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