To inform national efforts in response to COVID-19, HIQA develops evidence summaries and syntheses to answer specific policy questions and topics posed by the Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (AMRIC) team within the Health Service Executive (HSE).

This evidence synthesis was provided to AMRIC to address the following policy question:

“What models are available that estimate expected PPE requirements for health and social care workers in the context of COVID-19?”