Hospitals could reduce sickness absence and halve the number of hospital-acquired Covid-19 infections by permanently switching from surgical masks to FFP3 respirators, a study has found. FFP3 face ...

A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19, the fit of a mask is as important, or more ...

There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has been told. Prof Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser ...

Researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks have found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19, the fit of a mask is as important, or more important, ...

An MSP is demanding assurances that NHS staff in Ayrshire and Arran are equipped with the best possible masks to protect them against Covid-19. Scottish Labour's Katy Clark has written to the region's ...

Health and social care staff in Scotland, including GPs, can now access FFP3 face masks based on risk assessment and personal preference. The Scottish government has issued new guidance to NHS boards ...

Detectamet FFP3 Blue Detectable Mask is designed for use in the food industry where ingredients such as flour, spices, coffee, dried egg and other additives are handled. The company also supplies a ...