PPE Quality Control / Quality issues
Health Board contacts for Quality Control / Quality issues with the PPE
PPE
Non-CE marked Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
During the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic when PPE supply chains were at risk, the European Commission issued an easement to relevant rules with the effect that non-CE marked PPE could be purchased and used subject to their approval by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). A decision has been taken to end this…
CDO letter and NHS advice about FFP3 respirators
Scotland’s Chief Dental Officer and NHS NSS Clinical Directorate address have written to dentists about the safety of the 3M 1863 FFP3 respirators provided by NHS Scotland to allow the provision of urgent aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) in practice.