The PPE Dedicated Supply Channel is a parallel supply chain to the normal NHS Supply Chain service. It has been set up to meet the urgent volume requirements for core PPE items.
This is a dedicated and totally separate PPE supply channel – set up by NHS Supply Chain, the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Unipart Logistics and supported by Clipper Logistics, who will be delivering the service.
Clipper will provide their logistics capacity and capability thereby easing the pressure on the NHS Supply Chain network, which will focus on the supply of all their other catalogue items in high demand at this critical time.
Run out of Clipper Logistics sites, this new channel will service the core PPE requirements for:
Please do not contact Clipper Head Office directly, they will be unable to help you and will refer you to the Customer Services number below.
Essential Public Health England (PHE) Guidance
Please ensure that you have reviewed the latest guidance from Public Health England (PHE) for the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Some useful links:
COVID-19: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-prevention-and-control/covid-19-personal-protective-equipment-ppe
COVID-19 IPC guidance: high risk pathway – key principles
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-prevention-and-control/covid-19-infection-prevention-and-control-guidance-high-risk-pathway-key-principles#personal-protective-equipment-ppe
COVID-19: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use for aerosol generating procedures
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-personal-protective-equipment-use-for-aerosol-generating-procedures
PPE Strategy policy paper: stabilise and build resilience
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-protective-equipment-ppe-strategy-stabilise-and-build-resilience
PPE Portal guidance: how to order COVID-19 PPE
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ppe-portal-how-to-order-covid-19-personal-protective-equipment
PPE guidance: reimbursement for non-hospital providers
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ppe-reimbursement-for-non-hospital-providers
PPE guidance: technical specifications for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technical-specifications-for-personal-protective-equipment-ppe
The list of core PPE products now handled by this channel is not limited to the following, but includes:
Contacts
PPE enquiries
productqueries@ppeenquiries.com
PPE complaints
ppe.complaintsandenquiries@nhs.net