NHS: Protective Clothing

(asked on 3rd February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what scientific evidence was used to determine which NHS workers should be provided with FFP3 masks.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 8th February 2021

The recommendations on what personal protective equipment (PPE) is required in which settings, including the use of FFP3 masks, is set out in the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidance, which was last updated on 21 January 2021. These recommendations are agreed by an expert group of clinicians and scientists from across all four nations of the United Kingdom. They are based on the latest clinical evidence and are kept under constant review.

The IPC recommendations are underpinned by the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual practice guide and associated literature reviews and are consistent with World Health Organization guidance for protecting health and social care workers from COVID-19.

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