SPAR delivers landmark 1 million pieces of PPE
SPAR UK has helped the charity to deliver the vast quantities of vital PPE needed to their frontline staff.
SPAR UK has delivered 1 million pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Marie Curie Nurses working on the frontline, as part of their innovative ‘PPE Click & Collect Service’.
Marie Curie Nurses have relied on PPE to continue delivering vital care to dying people, with and without coronavirus, throughout the pandemic. SPAR UK has helped the charity to deliver the vast quantities of vital PPE needed to their frontline staff by transporting PPE around the UK and enabling staff to pick it up from their local SPAR store.
Across the South West and North of England, Marie Curie Nurses use an average of 118,000 pieces of PPE a week. Thanks to the generosity SPAR wholesalers James Hall & Co. and Appleby Westward, Marie Curie Nurses have been able to collect their PPE, including face masks, aprons, gloves, visors, goggles, and hand sanitiser from their local SPAR store.
Marie Curie Healthcare Assistant, Flora Snape, has worked for the charity for eight years and can travel anything up to 25 miles one way from home. Flora said: “It’s a real privilege to care for people at the end of life and support families during a very difficult time. PPE is vital for us to continue delivering vital care during the pandemic.”
SPAR is the UK’s leading convenience symbol group with a combined turnover in excess of £3 billion. There are 2,600 SPAR stores across the UK.
