Greenmaple takes over online PPE shop

30 October 2020

 

In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, LOCSU and Primary Eyecare undertook a joint initiative to help protect optical practice staff and patients, making PPE available for purchase by optical practices via an online shop primaryeyecaresupplies.co.uk

Since August 2020, GOS contractors have been able to order free PPE from the NHS via an online portal. This has reduced the need for a specific shop to service the requirements of primary eye care providers, however there is still a small continuing demand. LOCSU and Primary Eyecare have taken the joint decision to outsource this activity to Greenmaple who were a partner in the original online shop.

The original online PPE shop primaryeyecaresupplies.co.uk will close on Friday 30 October. Practices should visit the new Greenmaple online shop, which will stock the full range of PPE items.

Richard Whittington, LOCSU CEO said “Primary Eyecare Services has done a great job managing primaryeyecaresupplies.co.uk to supply the optical sector across the UK with vital PPE. Although demand has reduced, we are pleased to continue to offer a route for practices to directly purchase PPE as a continuation of this joint initiative with Primary Eyecare Services.”