Coronavirus Links
Purpose: Collating information of where NHS can get help, what makers are doing, and how they can help.
We're in Richmond-upon-Thames, London, so may be focussed around us/ UK
Co-ordination
These sites are trying to link makers to NHS workers, or are funding schemes to donate to Please do your own diligence to verify they're legitimate and use our contact form (https://richmondmakerlabs.uk/) to let us know if one should be added/ removed
Sites helping NHS
These UK Schemes are trying to get face shields to NHS workers
We appreciate that trust in schemes is paramount, so have included BBC links to both groups
- https://national3dprintingsociety.co.uk/medical-am-covid-19/
- https://www.3dcrowd.uk/
- https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/black-and-wight/
You may also want to check the 'places to donate to' section on that page, in case those schemes announce how to get in touch.
Offering help as a maker?
- https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-support-from-business - Gov UK Site
Want to Make Facemasks/ 3dprint things?
- https://national3dprintingsociety.co.uk/
- Join their slack channel on that site as well
- https://www.3dcrowd.uk/
- Invite to their slack channel - https://join.slack.com/t/covid-19volunteersuk/shared_invite/zt-czz3p6vp-6zyuIcrbZBIJw1LdiTbffw
International
https://www.astroprint.com/covid-3d-cluster-app
https://getusppe.org/ - looks to be America only on first glance.
Places to donate to
- https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/masks4nhsheroes
- https://www.gofundme.com/f/Batchshield
- https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/black-and-wight/
For Makers
Maker interest groups
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/opensourcecovid19medicalsupplies
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/LaserCuttersMakingPPE/
Faceshields
There are hundreds of designs/ remixes out there but these are the ones we think have the most traction
- https://www.prusa3d.com/covid19/ - From Prusa, designed with Czech health service
- https://3dverkstan.se/protective-visor/protective-visor-versions/ - Simpler, quicker design
- https://community.andmirrors.co.uk/t/covid-19-laser-cut-face-shield/168 - Nottingham Hack (lasercut)
- https://3dprint.nih.gov/collections/covid-19-response - American groups are getting some approved
- https://hackaday.com/2020/03/29/nih-approved-3d-printed-face-shield-design-for-hospitals-running-out-of-ppe/ - Design with US approval
Aerosolbox design
- Our version
- https://sites.google.com/view/aerosolbox/design
- https://www.somethinglabs.org/intubation-box?fbclid=IwAR1i__rmLpCpfUNqXVj1veX4PBvOzKAvJjNe5Mxl16E_xZzAjoGCSPc8dps - Another design
Sewing Masks
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sJM9dFwbSluv9JsoYA9o5EP7TOcCPf83SO_p23hCyCc/edit#gid=0 - a comparison of designs
Respirator
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy/support-for-policymakers/policy-projects/perso.page - Early days but may be worth keeping an eye on
Ventilators
Not touching these as beyond our capabilities to advise
Materials
- There are groups trying to scale to produce equipment who will need materials and some already have waiting times.
- Many plastics in short supply in UK
- Please consider not causing a shortage for others, if you don't have a specific use identified
Medical Contacts - Richmond Specific
https://www.nhs.uk/Services/Trusts/GPs/DefaultView.aspx?id=89831 - Local GPs
https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/li/hospitals.in.Richmond/ - Hospitals