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Centralising procurement of PPE and other supplies
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Summary
Update on how the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and cross-government colleagues are seeking to distribute supplies, including PPE and a number of clinical and non-clinical consumables, distributed where they are most needed throughout the country.
Letter from Jonathan Marron and Emily Lawson
Published 1 May 2020.
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Approval by Health and Safety Executive for use of coveralls as an alternative option for non-surgical gowns
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The Health and Safety Executive has agreed the use of disposable coveralls as an equivalent alternative to non-surgical disposable gowns for the same indications as recently published in PPE Guidance on 6 April.
Letter from Professor Keith Willett, Strategic Incident Director COVID-19, NHS England and NHS Improvement and Professor Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director and Director of Health Protection, Public Health England.
Published 10 April 2020.
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Helping prevent facial skin damage beneath personal protective equipment
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Summary
Document about how to help prevent facial skin damage beneath tight fitting face piece respirators (FFP 2 and 3 masks)
Version 4 Updated October 2020.
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GOV.UK: Guidance about personal protective equipment (PPE)
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Summary
Government guidance about personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS teams who are likely to come into contact with patients with coronavirus. Please refer to this guidance now.
Updated 24 November 2021.
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Summary
Update on how the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and cross-government colleagues are seeking to distribute supplies, including PPE and a number of clinical and non-clinical consumables, distributed where they are most needed throughout the country.
Letter from Jonathan Marron and Emily Lawson
Published 1 May 2020.
Document
Summary
The Health and Safety Executive has agreed the use of disposable coveralls as an equivalent alternative to non-surgical disposable gowns for the same indications as recently published in PPE Guidance on 6 April.
Letter from Professor Keith Willett, Strategic Incident Director COVID-19, NHS England and NHS Improvement and Professor Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director and Director of Health Protection, Public Health England.
Published 10 April 2020.
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Summary
Document about how to help prevent facial skin damage beneath tight fitting face piece respirators (FFP 2 and 3 masks)
Version 4 Updated October 2020.