PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Services: Protective Clothing (22 September 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of no longer mandating the monthly reporting of data on PPE shortages in social care settings.

Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)

The reporting of personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages has never been mandated. However, adult social care providers are encouraged to continue to do so through the capacity tracker and via the PPE Portal, enabling any supply issues to be rectified.

Answered by:
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
11 October 2022