Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on the (a) provision and (b) use of personal protective equipment in mental health services that are commissioned by the NHS and delivered by third-sector providers.
The Government launched its three-strand plan for the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) on 10 April. There is a specific section on social care which can be found at the following link:
The guidance on PPE is part of ‘COVID-19: infection prevention and control’ guidance and includes mental health services. This is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-prevention-and-control