By Department of Health and Social Care - Gov.uk
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A list of local contacts for providers who are not on the PPE portal. Providers can get PPE through their local authority or local resilience forum.
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Who can receive PPE from their local authority or local resilience forum (LRF)
The majority of primary and social care services can obtain all of their COVID-19 PPE via the PPE portal. You can see the list of eligible providers below.
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However, each local authority or LRF will supply some or all of the following services:
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- local authorities (including children and adult social care workers)
- mental health community care
- personal assistants (LA, CCG commissioned and funded through personal health budgets)
- domestic violence refuges
- rough sleeping services
- social and primary care providers on the PPE portal in clinical need – for example, if there’s an increase in local COVID-19 cases or temporary difficulties accessing other distribution channels
The Department for Education is working with local authorities and LRFs to determine the demand for education and childcare settings.
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Who can use the PPE portal
For those not supplied through local authorities or LRFs, the majority of social and primary care providers can now get all of their COVID-19 PPE from the PPE portal.
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The following organisations can use the PPE portal:
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- GPs
- residential social care providers
- domiciliary social care providers
- pharmacies
- dentists
- orthodontists
- optometrists
- children’s care homes and secure homes
- children’s residential special schools
- community drug and alcohol services
- residential drug and alcohol services
Read the guidance on what PPE items providers can order through the portal and order limits.
Click here to read the source guidance
