Sheffield Council has a month's worth of PPE but ideally wants enough for three months

Sheffield Council has four weeks worth of PPE but says ideally it wants enough for three months.
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The council has given out more than 330,000 items of PPE per week with 85 per cent going to independent care homes.

Council director John Macklewraith said: "We have had four weeks worth of stock - we have 1.68m aprons in stock.

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"Our challenge remains because we set ourselves the objective of a stock level of 12 weeks.

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"We have received national drops of PPE and had over ten drops from the government. It has provided ten to 20 per cent of our total need and the council procured the remaining 80 per cent through its own sources.

"We have delivered to over 200 establishments and 80 per cent goes to the independent care sector.

"For the last three weeks each South Yorkshire local authority has had a minimum of five days worth of supply to meet their demand."

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