Free PPE for unpaid carers

Date Added: 08/12/2020

If you're an unpaid carer we are pleased to be able to offer you a range of PPE, if you need it.

A carer is someone, including adults and children, who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid.

If you are an unpaid carer providing personal care to someone else (particularly if they are not in your household), you might want to consider using PPE to protect yourself and the person you are caring for.

We are pleased to be able to offer a range of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), if you need it. This includes protective gloves, disposable face masks, aprons and a face shield.

Information on when to use PPE and using it correctly can be found in this Public Health England guide.

We work in partnership with Carers in Bedfordshire, a local organisation with a great range of support available to you as a carer. You can find out more at www.carersinbeds.org.uk or by calling 0300 111 1919.

Carers in Bedfordshire are continuing to provide telephone and virtual support including group activities and individual support, as well as sending out appropriate information. There are also a number of webinars available to attend to find out information about specific conditions.

How to order PPE
If you are an unpaid carer, caring for a family member or someone else and you need PPE for your personal use we will arrange for a pack to be delivered to you, please:
• email ca[email protected]
• make sure the title of the email is “Carers PPE”
• include your name and address (in order that PPE can be posted to you) and the glove size that you require.
• If you do not have access to the internet, please call 0300 300 8900 with all of the above information and we will arrange for PPE to be sent out in the post.