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Patient safety resources

The National Reporting and Learning Service analyses reports of patient safety incidents received from NHS staff and uses this to produce resources aimed at improving patient safety.

 

These resources range from alerts and guidance to toolkits and data reports and can help healthcare professionals improve patient safety in their organisation.

 

Resources can be searched by topic, healthcare setting, clinical specialty, audience, type or collection.

 

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TitleIssue dateType
Safer use of intravenous gentamicin for neonates09 February 2010Alert
Vaccine cold storage 21 January 2010Alert
Matching Michigan | applying for funding14 December 2009Guidance
Matching Michigan | Data collection tools14 December 2009Guidance
Reducing the risks of tourniquets left on after finger and toe surgery09 December 2009Alert
Safer lithium therapy01 December 2009Alert
Anaesthetic e-form30 November 2009Guidance
Quarterly Data Summary Issue 14: Learning from reporting - improving the...27 November 2009Data report
Quarterly data summary issue 14 27 November 2009Data report
Confidentiality issues for patients at risk of harming others | Signal27 November 2009Signal
Missed diagnosis and delayed treatment for ectopic pregnancies | Signal27 November 2009Signal
Nasogastric tube feeding under restraint | Signal27 November 2009Signal
Pressure ulcers under plaster casts | Signal27 November 2009Signal
Recognition of compartment syndrome | Signal27 November 2009Signal
Pain relief in terminal care in the community | Signal27 November 2009Signal
Residual anaesthetic drugs in cannulae | Signal27 November 2009Signal
Distance to travel for key on-call staff | Signal27 November 2009Signal
Wrong side biopsy | Signal27 November 2009Signal
Preventing suicide: a toolkit for mental health services25 November 2009Toolkit
Safer spinal (intrathecal), epidural and regional devices24 November 2009Alert