AQW 8321/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the adequacy of current stocks of Personal Protective Equipment for a potential winter surge of COVID-19 infections.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 7 October 2020
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 7 October 2020
- Answer due by
- 22 October 2020
- Answered
- 26 October 202019 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Led by my Department, the Business Services Organisation with the support of other government Departments and agencies has undertaken significant work to ensure reliable and sustainable PPE supply chains are in place now and in preparation for a surge of Covid-19.
Strong supply lines have been established for core PPE products with currently in excess of 350 million items of PPE in stock across Trusts and in central storage.