Free PPE Extension

Yesterday the Government made an announcement on the extension of free PPE.

The free PPE scheme will be extended until March 2024, or until DHSC’s stocks are depleted, in order to provide protection for frontline staff against Covid as part of the government’s Living with Covid strategy.

Free, centrally procured PPE helps relieve some of the financial burden of PPE procurement done on an individual basis.

As per the previous commitment, DHSC will still continue to supply all categories of PPE according to demand until the end of March 2023. Further information about the extension and the scheme can be found here.

We have attached a Q&A to help you to respond to questions from providers, this document is more designed as a reference and probably isn’t suitable for direct dissemination,