The Angmering School donates PPE to NHS services in the area

On Monday, hundreds of pairs of goggles and several boxes of clinical face masks were delivered to doctors surgeries and clinics in the local area.

Then on Tuesday, more goggles were cleaned and donated to Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.

A spokesman for the school said: “The Angmering School has been donating its personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS services in our region to help keep key workers safe.”

The move follows staff at a Worthing school using their DT skills to make vital equipment for staff at Worthing Hospital.

Donations from The Angmering School included:

- 270 pairs of safety goggles, eight boxes of clinical procedure masks and two boxes of dust masks to Dr Jacqueline Anderson, clinical director at The Park Surgery

- 20 pairs of safety goggles went to Goring Hall Hospital

- 241 pairs of safety goggles were delivered to Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

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