FACE masks and coverings have become a normal part of daily life during the coronavirus pandemic. There are various grades of masks from disposable, medical grade and reusable, and an FFP3 mask is one ...

A new study at a Cambridge hospital has shown that the quality of face masks worn by health workers can play a huge role in drastically reducing hospital-acquired coronavirus infections among staff.

An NHS organisation in Gateshead has become the first in the country to start manufacturing its own FFP3 masks – masks produced by the NHS, for the NHS. FFP3 (Filtering Face Piece 3) masks have become ...

Certain types of face masks are unsafe for wearing in and around MRI machines, according to new research by scientists at Cardiff University. The team tested eight different types of commercially ...

Wearing upgraded face masks can provide up to 100% protection against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), a new study conducted by Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust has found.

The evidence that FFP3 face masks were more protective for doctors than surgical masks is ‘weak’, the Covid inquiry has heard. Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security ...

Studies from York Economic Health Consortium (YHEC) and Vital Economics find higher grade protection would cut staff sick days and hospital acquired infections. The findings come as the NHS battles ...