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Ordering community pharmacy PPE supplies using the PPE portal

The following is an announcement on behalf of DHSC:

Last month, all community pharmacies were sent an email inviting them to register with the PPE portal, which allowed community pharmacies to order emergency top-up supplies of PPE. The PPE Portal has now changed from aiming to meet ‘emergency’ need to aiming to meet need for PPE that has arisen as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Order limits are kept under review to reflect the latest public health guidance, COVID-19 demand modelling and analysis.

Community pharmacies are now able to order their full PPE requirements on the PPE portal, only for staff use to support them working in a Covid-secure manner, in line with PHE PPE guidance when delivering NHS Pharmaceutical Services. Infection rates are rising in the UK and winter is approaching so we would strongly encourage those community pharmacies who have not yet registered with the portal to do so promptly. More information on what items are available for your sector and size is available on the DHSC guidance page.

The global demand for PPE remains high and this will only increase in the northern hemisphere as we move through autumn and into the winter. It is essential that everyone working in primary and social care is supplied the PPE that they need. The Department of Health and Social Care’s overriding priority is to protect health and care staff from COVID-19 and to save the lives of patients and service users.

If you have any queries, or are struggling to register, please contact the PPE Portal Customer Service team at 0800 876 6802 who will be able to help support you and resolve your queries. The team is available from 7am to 7pm, 7 days a week.

Thank you for your continued work to keep people safe.