PPE FAQs and Guidance from Chief Optometric Adviser
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are more likely to care for people with the virus, some of who will not yet have<br />
symptoms.<br />
The guidance states any clinician working in a hospital, primary care or community<br />
care setting who is within two metres of someone with suspected or confirmed<br />
coronavirus should wear <strong>PPE</strong> – an apron, gloves <strong>and</strong> a surgical mask, based on the<br />
risk.<br />
Q What are the changes in the new guidance?<br />
Three new tables have been added to clearly explain the <strong>PPE</strong> required for different<br />
common clinical scenarios – one table for hospitals <strong>and</strong> one for primary care,<br />
outpatient <strong>and</strong> community care <strong>and</strong> one for ambulance <strong>and</strong> first responders.<br />
A fourth table describes when to use <strong>PPE</strong> for all patient encounters – not just people<br />
with suspected or confirmed coronavirus – at a time when there is sustained<br />
community transmission <strong>and</strong> the likelihood of anyone having coronavirus infection is<br />
raised.
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