Evaluating the national PPE guidance for NHS healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tragically, many of the infections and deaths recorded in the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have occurred in healthcare workers. Some have attributed this to inadequate provision of personal protective equipment (PPE). In the UK, several organisations have voiced their concerns...

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Published in:Clinical medicine (London, England) England), 2020-05, Vol.20 (3), p.242-247
Main Authors: Thomas, John P, Srinivasan, Anand, Wickramarachchi, Chandu S, Dhesi, Parveen K, Hung, Yat MA, Kamath, Ajay V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 rapid report
Masks
NHS
pandemic
Personal protective equipment
SARS-CoV-2
Viral infections
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Summary:Tragically, many of the infections and deaths recorded in the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have occurred in healthcare workers. Some have attributed this to inadequate provision of personal protective equipment (PPE). In the UK, several organisations have voiced their concerns that the national PPE guidance issued by Public Health England is inadequate. Despite recent revisions to these guidelines, concerns remain that they offer insufficient protection to frontline NHS healthcare workers. In this report, we evaluate whether these concerns are merited, through critical appraisal of the available evidence, review of international PPE guidance, and consideration of the ethical implications.
ISSN:1470-2118
1473-4893
DOI:10.7861/clinmed.2020-0143