Redesign of PPE to achieve rapid decentralised manufacturing, reusability and increased savings for the healthcare industry

该项目建议重新设计NHS目前用于应对COVID-19爆发的关键PPE部件。目前对PPE的需求水平处于人们记忆中的最高水平。住院人数激增导致国家库存耗尽，分配面临巨大挑战。英国还缺乏PPE制造商。由于全球供应链中缺乏合适的材料，以及来自其他采购商的巨大竞争，极大地增加了从海外供应商抵达的供应品的成本和交货时间。为了应对这些挑战，我们将雄心勃勃地重新设计PPE，以实现快速、本地化制造、可重复使用和显著节省NHS成本。此外，该提案还将寻求在英国面临重大物流障碍的地区建立一个虚拟采样系统、一个实时交货时间跟踪器和个人防护设备制造中心。这将确保所有医疗保健利益相关者在可预见的未来都能获得快速、可持续和有效的PPE。该项目由Icaruus Limited提出，Icaruus Limited是一家位于伦敦的小型服装和设备设计和制造企业。在这个为期6个月的项目中，Icaruus的目标是开发几种经过CE认证的PPE，这些PPE将在锁定条件下进行市场测试和制造。收集到的证据将使伊卡洛斯能够发布更便宜的本地生产的PPE替代品，这些替代品将准备好供NHS和其他关键工人机构全面使用。PPE的成功重新设计需要官方认证和利益相关者的批准。因此，伊卡洛斯已经开始与各种伦敦的NHS医院信托基金进行初步设计和研究。获得赠款资金将大大改善重新设计的规模和时间框架，并确保该项目有最好的机会取得圆满成功。

This project proposes the redesign of the key pieces of PPE currently used by the NHS in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.Current levels of demand for PPE are at their highest levels in living memory. A surge in hospitalisations has lead to depletion of national stockpiles and considerable distribution challenges. An additional lack of PPE manufacturers in the U.K. has greatly increased the cost and lead time of supplies arriving from overseas suppliers due to a lack of appropriate materials in the global supply chain and enormous competition from other purchasers.To address these challenges, we shall ambitiously redesign PPE to achieve rapid, localised manufacturing, reusability and significant cost savings to the NHS. Furthermore, this proposal will look to establish a virtual sampling system, a live lead time tracker and PPE manufacturing hubs in areas of the UK which are facing significant logistical obstacles. This will ensure that all healthcare stakeholders have access to rapid, sustainable and effective PPE for the foreseeable future.This project is proposed by Icaruus Limited, a small London based apparel and equipment design and manufacturing business. During this 6 month project, Icaruus shall aim to develop several iterations of CE certified PPE that will be market-tested and manufactured under lockdown conditions. The evidence gathered will enable Icaruus to release cheaper, locally produced PPE alternatives that will be ready for full-scale use by the NHS and other key worker institutions. A successful redesign of PPE requires both official certification and stakeholder approval. As such, Icarus has begun preliminary design and research with various London based NHS hospital trusts. Obtaining grant funding will greatly improve the scale and time frame of the redesign and ensure that the project has the best chance of reaching a successful conclusion.