Personal protective equipment - future supply: consultation analysis

Analysis of the consultation on the future supply of pandemic Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Scotland. We sought views on the lessons we should learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the proposed new strategic arrangements for pandemic PPE supply in Scotland.


Appendix B: Quantitative Analysis

The following tables detail the results for each of the 18 closed questions in the consultation.

As not all respondents gave an answer to these questions, the quantitative analysis in the main report is based on those who answered each question.

With the exception of the first table, the following tables for each question show:

  • The number of respondents from the total sample of 164 who selected each response, and the corresponding percentage.
  • The number and percentage response among those who answered each question, broken down by:
    • Individual and organisation responses.
    • By sector[2].

Q1 to Q1.6: Agreement with lessons presented in consultation paper by sector

Base: all in each sector answering each question

  • Q1. Effective mechanisms of collaboration and communication between the Scottish Government and stakeholders are an integral part of facilitating the supply of PPE in pandemic circumstances and must be implemented into any future strategy.
  • Q1.1. A reformed stockpiling and buying approach for pandemic PPE is required.
  • Q1.2. Primary Care and adult Social Care require a long term and sustainable PPE supply strategy.
  • Q1.3. Cross public sector collaboration with the NHS on PPE supply issues should be considered as part of a future strategy.
  • Q1.4. A surge capacity should be incorporated into the future pandemic PPE supply and stockpiling arrangements to guarantee that PPE demand is met during the volatile early stages of any future pandemic.
  • Q1.5. A future strategy also needs to consider how private businesses and third sector organisations can be as prepared as possible for future pandemics to ensure that they continue to deliver essential public services.
  • Q1.6. We must build upon the progress made during the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of supporting new, domestic supply chains and the development of data modelling.
  Q1 Q1.1 Q1.2 Q1.3 Q1.4 Q1.5 Q1.6
All answering (%) 96% 91% 96% 92% 96% 91% 93%
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 100% 91% 100% 96% 100% 100% 96%
- Private / third sector adult social care 96% 96% 100% 88% 100% 100% 96%
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 100% 91% 95% 95% 100% 95% 100%
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 91% 83% 87% 83% 96% 91% 96%
- Primary care independent contractors 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 78% 89%
- HSCP 100% 91% 100% 100% 100% 82% 100%
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 89% 89% 89% 89% 88% 89% 78%
- Membership / representative body 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 83% 83%
- Other 92% 88% 92% 88% 78% 88% 88%
Q1. Effective mechanisms of collaboration and communication between the Scottish Government and stakeholders are an integral part of facilitating the supply of PPE in pandemic circumstances and must be implemented into any future strategy.
Base n= Agree Disagree No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 154 4 2 4
All respondents (%) 94% 2% 1% 2%
All answering 160 154 4 2 -
All answering (%)   96% 3% 1% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 22 100% 0% 0% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 24 96% 4% 0% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 23 100% 0% 0% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 22 91% 5% 5% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 100% 0% 0% -
- HSCPs 11 100% 0% 0% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 89% 11% 0% -
- Membership / representative body 7 100% 0% 0% -
- Other 24 92% 4% 4% -
Q1.1. A reformed stockpiling and buying approach for pandemic PPE is required.
Base n= Agree Disagree No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 147 6 8 3
All respondents (%) 90% 4% 5% 2%
All answering 161 147 6 8 -
All answering (%)   91% 4% 5% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 91% 0% 9% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 24 96% 4% 0% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 22 91% 5% 5% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 83% 4% 13% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 100% 0% 0% -
- HSCPs 11 91% 0% 9% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 89% 11% 0% -
- Membership / representative body 7 100% 0% 0% -
- Other 24 88% 8% 4% -
Q1.2. Primary Care and adult Social Care require a long term and sustainable PPE supply strategy.
Base n= Agree Disagree No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 154 2 5 3
All respondents (%) 94% 1% 3% 2%
All answering 161 154 2 5 -
All answering (%)   96% 1% 3% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 100% 0% 0% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 24 100% 0% 0% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 22 95% 0% 5% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 87% 4% 9% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 100% 0% 0% -
- HSCPs 11 100% 0% 0% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 89% 0% 11% -
- Membership / representative body 7 100% 0% 0% -
- Other 24 92% 4% 4% -
Q1.3. Cross public sector collaboration with the NHS on PPE supply issues should be considered as part of a future strategy.
Base n= Agree Disagree No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 147 3 10 4
All respondents (%) 90% 2% 6% 2%
All answering 160 147 3 10 -
All answering (%)   92% 2% 6% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 96% 0% 4% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 24 88% 0% 13% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 22 95% 0% 5% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 83% 4% 13% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 100% 0% 0% -
- HSCPs 11 100% 0% 0% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 89% 11% 0% -
- Membership / representative body 6 100% 0% 0% -
- Other 24 88% 4% 8% -
Q1.4. A surge capacity should be incorporated into the future pandemic PPE supply and stockpiling arrangements to guarantee that PPE demand is met during the volatile early stages of any future pandemic.
Base n= Agree Disagree No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 151 6 1 6
All respondents (%) 92% 4% 1% 4%
All answering 158 151 6 1 -
All answering (%)   96% 4% 1% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 100% 0% 0% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 24 100% 0% 0% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 22 100% 0% 0% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 96% 4% 0% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 100% 0% 0% -
- HSCPs 11 100% 0% 0% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 8 88% 13% 0% -
- Membership / representative body 6 100% 0% 0% -
- Other 23 78% 17% 4% -
Q1.5. A future strategy also needs to consider how private businesses and third sector organisations can be as prepared as possible for future pandemics to ensure that they continue to deliver essential public services.
Base n= Agree Disagree No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 146 7 7 4
All respondents (%) 89% 4% 4% 2%
All answering 160 146 7 7 -
All answering (%)   91% 4% 4% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 100% 0% 0% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 24 100% 0% 0% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 22 95% 0% 5% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 91% 9% 0% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 78% 0% 22% -
- HSCPs 11 82% 9% 9% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 89% 11% 0% -
- Membership / representative body 6 83% 0% 17% -
- Other 24 88% 13% 0% -
Q1.6. We must build upon the progress made during the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of supporting new, domestic supply chains and the development of data modelling.
Base n= Agree Disagree No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 148 3 8 5
All respondents (%) 90% 2% 5% 3%
All answering 159 148 3 8 -
All answering (%)   93% 2% 5% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 96% 0% 4% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 24 96% 0% 4% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 21 100% 0% 0% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 96% 0% 4% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 89% 6% 6% -
- HSCPs 11 100% 0% 0% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 78% 11% 11% -
- Membership / representative body 6 83% 0% 17% -
- Other 24 88% 4% 8% -
Q2. Are there any other lessons learned that you think should be considered?
Base n= Yes No Not answered
All respondents 164 116 30 18
All respondents (%) 71% 18% 11%
All answering 146 116 30 -
All answering (%)   79% 21% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 22 73% 27% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 22 73% 27% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 20 85% 15% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 18 72% 28% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 78% 22% -
- HSCPs 11 91% 9% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 6 83% 17% -
- Membership / representative body 5 100% 0% -
- Other 24 83% 17% -
Q3. Do you think that Scotland should have its own pandemic PPE stockpile?
Base n= Yes No No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 129 19 13 3
All respondents (%) 79% 12% 8% 2%
All answering 161 129 19 13 -
All answering (%)   80% 12% 8% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 83% 4% 13% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 24 88% 8% 4% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 23 78% 13% 9% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 83% 9% 9% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 83% 11% 6% -
- HSCPs 11 91% 9% 0% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 67% 11% 22% -
- Membership / representative body 6 67% 0% 33% -
- Other 24 71% 29% 0% -
Q3.1. Do you have a preference as to which organisations or sectors should be able to access the PPE pandemic stockpile?
Base n= Yes No Not answered
All respondents 164 102 57 5
All respondents (%) 62% 35% 3%
All answering 159 102 57 -
All answering (%)   64% 36% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 65% 35% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 23 43% 57% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 22 68% 32% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 91% 9% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 56% 44% -
- HSCPs 11 55% 45% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 33% 67% -
- Membership / representative body 6 83% 17% -
- Other 24 71% 29% -
Q3.2. Do you have a view on how much the organisations or sectors that share the PPE stockpile should contribute to its costs?
Base n= Yes No Not answered
All respondents 164 88 72 4
All respondents (%) 54% 44% 2%
All answering 160 88 72 -
All answering (%)   55% 45% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 43% 57% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 24 38% 63% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 23 48% 52% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 22 77% 23% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 39% 61% -
- HSCPs 11 55% 45% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 89% 11% -
- Membership / representative body 6 67% 33% -
- Other 24 67% 33% -
Q4. Do you think that public sector organisations working together with the NHS to buy PPE together would help support the Scottish PPE manufacturing base?
Base n= Yes No No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 123 12 24 5
All respondents (%) 75% 7% 15% 3%
All answering 159 123 12 24 -
All answering (%)   77% 8% 15% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 96% 0% 4% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 23 65% 13% 22% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 23 87% 4% 9% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 78% 9% 13% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 78% 6% 17% -
- HSCPs 11 82% 9% 9% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 67% 11% 22% -
- Membership / representative body 5 40% 0% 60% -
- Other 24 71% 13% 17% -
Q4.1. Do you think that public sector organisations working together with the NHS to buy PPE together would help Scotland to be more resilient in the event of a future pandemic?
Base n= Yes No No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 123 15 18 8
All respondents (%) 75% 9% 11% 5%
All answering 156 123 15 18 -
All answering (%)   79% 10% 12% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 96% 0% 4% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 23 74% 17% 9% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 22 82% 5% 14% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 87% 9% 4% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 67% 6% 28% -
- HSCPs 11 91% 0% 9% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 7 71% 14% 14% -
- Membership / representative body 5 60% 0% 40% -
- Other 24 67% 25% 8% -

Q4.2. For public sector respondents: Would your organisation be willing to participate in a collaborative buying approach for pandemic PPE with the NHS?

Base n= Yes No No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 56 12 56 40
All respondents (%) 34% 7% 34% 24%
All answering 124 56 12 56 -
All answering (%)   45% 10% 45% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 22 68% 5% 27% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 19 32% 21% 47% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 19 21% 5% 74% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 21 43% 10% 48% -
- Primary care independent contractors 12 33% 17% 50% -
- HSCPs 9 89% 0% 11% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 89% 0% 11% -
- Membership / representative body 4 25% 0% 75% -
- Other 9 11% 22% 67% -

Q5. Should the Scottish Government have a role in supporting the private businesses providing an essential public service and the third sector with their PPE supply in the event of a future pandemic?

Base n= Yes No No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 125 13 21 5
All respondents (%) 76% 8% 13% 3%
All answering 159 125 13 21 -
All answering (%)   79% 8% 13% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 22 91% 0% 9% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 24 79% 8% 13% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 23 83% 4% 13% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 87% 4% 9% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 61% 17% 22% -
- HSCPs 11 82% 9% 9% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 56% 22% 22% -
- Membership / representative body 5 100% 0% 0% -
- Other 24 71% 13% 17% -

Q5.1. If you answered 'yes' to Question 5, do you have an opinion on how this should be funded?

Base n= Yes No No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 62 31 38 33
All respondents (%) 38% 19% 23% 20%
All answering 131 62 31 38 -
All answering (%)   47% 24% 29% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 22 45% 14% 41% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 19 32% 32% 37% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 20 50% 20% 30% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 21 62% 29% 10% -
- Primary care independent contractors 12 50% 25% 25% -
- HSCPs 9 22% 33% 44% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 7 43% 43% 14% -
- Membership / representative body 5 40% 20% 40% -
- Other 16 63% 13% 25% -
Q6. Do you agree with the proposed pandemic PPE supply arrangements for your organisation or sector?
Base n= Yes No No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 89 25 36 14
All respondents (%) 54% 15% 22% 9%
All answering 150 89 25 36 -
All answering (%)   59% 17% 24% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 83% 13% 4% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 23 52% 17% 30% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 23 78% 9% 13% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 22 41% 27% 32% -
- Primary care independent contractors 16 50% 31% 19% -
- HSCPs 11 82% 0% 18% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 78% 11% 11% -
- Membership / representative body 6 50% 17% 33% -
- Other 17 24% 18% 59% -
Q7. Do you agree that a mechanism (or mechanisms) should be found by which the cost of pandemic PPE is appropriately split between the organisations that are using that PPE?
Base n= Yes No No preference Not answered
All respondents 164 101 31 27 5
All respondents (%) 62% 19% 16% 3%
All answering 159 101 31 27 -
All answering (%)   64% 19% 17% -
- Local authorities inc. adult social care 23 74% 13% 13% -
- Private / third sector adult social care 24 38% 29% 33% -
- NHS inc. hospital and community services 23 74% 17% 9% -
- Private / third sector providing essential public services 23 78% 9% 13% -
- Primary care independent contractors 18 61% 28% 11% -
- HSCPs 11 91% 0% 9% -
- Other public sector (e.g. justice services, education) 9 67% 22% 11% -
- Membership / representative body 5 20% 20% 60% -
- Other 23 52% 30% 17% -

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