WAQ80012 (e) Tabled on 29/04/2020

How many full sets of WHO-recommended equipment of gown, gloves, eye protection and face mask, were in the NHS in Wales at the time of the first coronavirus case in Wales?

Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services | Answered on 18/05/2020

As well as stock held by individual NHS organisations, the following items were held by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnerships central stores when the first coronavirus case was confirmed at the end of February:

Gowns                                31,697

Eye Protectors               1,575,035

Type 11R Face Masks 4,910,870

FFP3 Respirators             893,025

Gloves                        33,800,150

These figures include items held in the pandemic and central stores.