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Policy paper: Free personal protective equipment (PPE) scheme

Department Of Health

December 4
09:29 2023

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The purpose of the scheme is to support the governments COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19 strategy during a challenging period of global inflation and cost of living pressures.

The continued provision of free PPE for COVID-19 will:

  • protect frontline healthcare staff, the elderly and vulnerable
  • reduce pressure on the NHS

The scheme has been extended until 31 March 2024 or until the Department of Health and Social Cares (DHSC) stocks for COVID-19 supply are depleted (whichever is sooner). We encourage providers to only order PPE based on current demand - DHSC will not accept returns of unused or expired PPE. Order limits will continue to apply and order volumes will be monitored.

Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category shows DHSC estimated stock-out dates when DHSC expects to run out of specific types of PPE.

Published 30 September 2021
Last updated 4 December 2023 +show all updates
  1. Updated 'Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category' to move 'eye protectors, visor' to the list of out-of-stock items.

  2. Added a new item 'Gowns, sterile, surgical gown, standard lite ? 20cm, extra large long (XLL)' to the attachment 'Estimated stock out dates by PPE category'. Updated the list of 'Out of stock items' to show that the following are now out of stock: 'gloves, latex' and 'gloves, nitrile, extra extra large (XXL), 240mm'.

  3. Updated 'Gowns, sterile, surgical gown, standard high performance ? 100cm, extra large long (XLL)' to March 2024.

  4. Updated 'Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category' with current estimates.

  5. Updated 'Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category' with current estimates.

  6. Updated 'Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category' with current estimates.

  7. Updated 'Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category' with current estimates.

  8. Updated 'Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category' with current estimates.

  9. Updated 'Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category' with current estimates.

  10. Updated 'Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category' with current estimates.

  11. Updated 'Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category' with current estimates.

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