Hospitals: Protective Clothing

(asked on 21st April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which body is responsible for buying personal protective equipment in a district general hospital.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 29th May 2020

National Health Service trusts are responsible for buying personal protective equipment. They can source this from the NHS Supply Chain or other sources.

Public Health England is responsible for the emergency stockpile of personal protective equipment for the NHS in England.

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