Appendix 2: Timeline of guidance on personal protective equipment
Ministry of Health: Management of personal protective equipment in response to Covid-19.
The table below lists the guidance the Ministry issued, by audience, between 19 February 2020 and 15 May 2020.
| Date | Guidance made available or updated | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| 19/02/2020 | Caring for yourself and others who have, or may have, Covid-19 at home | General public |
| 20/02/2020 | General cleaning information for Covid-19 | General public |
| 12/03/20 | Role of face masks in health settings | Health professionals |
| 27/03/2020 | Guidance for prioritising personal protective equipment | Health professionals |
| 27/03/2020 | Webpage on face masks and hand hygiene | General public |
| 28/03/2020 | Donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (including videos) | Health professionals |
| 28/03/2020 | Personal protective equipment used by community care providers for prevention of Covid-19 (includes aged residential care, aged-related community care, disability, hospice, and home care) | Health professionals |
| 28/03/2020 | Personal protective equipment for essential non-health workers | Health professionals |
| 28/03/2020 | Personal protective equipment for staff caring for Covid-19 positive patients in hospital | Health professionals |
| 28/03/2020 | Personal protective equipment for staff taking nasopharyngeal throat swabs from people with suspected Covid-19 | Health professionals |
| 31/03/2020 | Personal protective equipment used by community midwives for prevention of Covid-19 | Health professionals |
| 02/04/2020 | Guidance for admissions into aged residential care facilities at Alert Level 4 | Health professionals |
| 05/04/2020 | Update for Disability and Aged Care Providers at Alert Level 4 | Health professionals |
| 07/04/2020 | Guidelines for the use of personal protective equipment for frontline health care workers | Health professionals |
| 08/04/2020 | Guidance for personal protective equipment used by community pharmacy for prevention of Covid-19 | Health professionals |
| 15/04/2020 | Resources for health professionals | Health professionals |
| 16/04/2020 | How to keep your bubble safe | Health professionals and general public |
| 20/04/2020 | Personal protective equipment for maternity settings | Health professionals |
| 21/04/2020 | Infection prevention and control procedures for DHB acute care hospitals | Health professionals |
| 23/04/2020 | Personal protective equipment use in health care settings including care provided in homes | Health professionals |
| 23/04/2020 | FAQs about personal protective equipment | Health professionals |
| 23/04/2020 | Transmission of Covid-19 and the role of face masks in health settings | Health professionals |
| 27/04/2020 | Guidance for personal protective equipment used by community pharmacy for prevention of Covid-19 | Health professionals |
| 01/05/2020 | Personal protective equipment for maternity settings | Health professionals |
| 01/05/2020 | Personal protective equipment for staff taking nasopharyngeal throat swabs from people with suspected Covid-19 | Health professionals |
| 01/05/2020 | Personal protective equipment requirement for staff caring for Covid-19 positive patients in hospital | Health professionals |
| 05/05/2020 | Personal protective equipment requirement for community care providers who are providing care in people’s place of residence (Includes aged residential care, hospice, home and disability support, and mental health) | Health professionals |
| 07/05/2020 | Guidelines for personal protective equipment disability support and care workers who work in clients homes | Health professionals |
| 07/05/2020 | FAQs about personal protective equipment | Health professionals and general public |
| 14/05/2020 | Personal protective equipment requirement for community care providers who are providing care in people’s place of residence (includes aged residential care, hospice, home and disability support, and mental health) | Health professionals |
| 15/05/2020 | Alert level 2: health and disability sector risk assessment for interactions with people of unknown Covid-19 status to determine personal protective equipment | Health professionals |
| 15/05/2020 | Alert level 2: personal protective equipment required when caring for a suspected, probable or confirmed Covid-19 case in health and disability care settings including care provided in place of residence | Health professionals |
| 15/05/2020 | Personal protective equipment requirement for staff caring for Covid-19 patients in hospital | Health professionals |
| 15/05/2020 | Guidelines for personal protective equipment disability support and care workers who work in clients homes | Health professionals |
| 15/05/2020 | Personal protective equipment requirement in maternity settings for prevention of Covid-19 | Health professionals |
| 15/05/2020 | FAQs about personal protective equipment | Health professionals and general public |