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<p>We have significantly strengthened and diversified our supply chains for personal
protective equipment (PPE) – looking to new suppliers abroad as well as boosting our
domestic manufacturing capability. This has helped to build resilience into the future.</p><p>Thanks
to the unprecedented domestic production of PPE, for items such gowns and FFP3 facemasks,
by December, supply of PPE through United Kingdom manufacturers will provide 70% of
the amount we expect to use from December to March, for all items except gloves. Before
the pandemic, just 1% of PPE was produced in the UK.</p>
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