Operations and Performance Initiative of the Year

PPE Push System: Distributing PPE around a 150-mile Trust radius : Northamptonshire Healthcare FT

COVID-19 changed how Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used across the NHS –it is now in greater quantities and across a wider variety of services than ever before. NHFT is a mental health and community Trust, covering a 150-mile radius with staff working over 40 sites. We have developed an accessible and robust process to successfully manage allocation, distribution and maintenance of 30+ types of PPE to all service areas, in order to ensure our staff are able to provide care consistently and safely throughout the pandemic. To date, we've distributed over 4.5 million pieces of PPE across the Trust.