A woman faced an angry backlash after she was spotted trying to sell free NHS lateral flow kits online - despite a huge national shortage.
The greedy Facebook user posted in a local community group offering the tests for sale for £10, StokeonTrentLive reports.
She said she had 'large quantities' of the kits and promised next day delivery to anyone who bought them.
Her post, which was screenshotted from the Bentilee group, sparked an angry reaction from other people - and she has since been banned from the group.
Some people have even been spotted selling the kits for up to £100 on eBay as pharmacies across the country battle with low supplies.
Thousands of Brits struggled to find rapid tests over the festive period and now into the new year.
Demand for lateral flows is high following a rise in omicron cases and Prime Minister Boris Johnson had urged people to take a test before meeting up with friends and family or returning to work.
Conservative MP Tory Nigel said: "It is a disgrace that some people would try to exploit a national shortage of tests as a way to make money.
"The online websites and any auction houses should refuse to list the tests for sale.”
The British Medical Association's chairman, Dr Chaand Nagpaul, warned the current system for ensuring doctors and medics receive the vital kits was 'not working'.
He added: "Being unable to get the tests means staff may not be legally allowed to work and at a time of acute workforce shortages and winter pressures this could be devastating for the care that can be given right across the NHS."
The UK Health Security Agency announced that eight million kits will be made available to pharmacies.
