Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure frontline staff on mental health wards are trained to use FFP3 masks safely.
Videos and training materials for the use of personal protective equipment, such as FFP3 masks, have been published on the GOV.UK site and can be found at the following link:
We are working with nursing, Medical Royal Colleges and the care provider industry bodies to ensure that frontline staff are aware of this guidance.