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Boost to PPE supply with more than 100 new deals
The government has signed deals with more than 100 new suppliers from around the world as well as ramping up domestic production to help meet demand for PPE.
The Department for Health and Social Care has pointed to the securing of a further 3.7 billion gloves to help meet the expected demand, as well as recently signing contracts to manufacture over two billion items of PPE in the UK, including facemasks, visors, gowns and aprons.
From this week, GPs and small care homes can also register on the PPE Portal, a new online portal developed in collaboration with eBay to help primary and social care providers to order critical PPE, as it is scaled up nationally.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said: “Last month, I set a national challenge to ensure we continue to supply enough PPE to those on the frontline of this battle. We have now signed deals with over 100 suppliers across the world to secure more PPE, and at the same we have ramped up domestic production. We have now ordered two billion pieces of PPE from homegrown firms which is also great news for jobs and the economy, and over three billion pieces from abroad. Worldwide demand for PPE has never been higher so I want to thank Paul [Lord Deighton] for his work in ensuring that PPE continues to be delivered to where it is needed.”
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