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Patient safety resources

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

 

 

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On 1 June 2012 the key functions and expertise for patient safety developed by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) transferred to the NHS Commissioning Board Special Health Authority. If you have an enquiry about resources please email patientsafety.enquiries@nhs.net.


TitleIssue dateType
Seven steps to patient safety in mental health01 November 2008Guidance
Quarterly Data Summary Issue 1001 November 2008Data report
Quarterly Data Summary Issue 10: Learning from reporting - vaccination...01 November 2008Data report
Quarterly Data Summary Issue 10: Learning from reporting - patient...01 November 2008Data report
Quarterly Data Summary Issue 10: Learning from reporting - reliability in...01 November 2008Data report
Water: the forgotten nutrient30 October 2008Guidance
Risk of omitting Hib when administering Infanrix-IPB+Hib12 October 2008Alert
Significant Event Audit01 October 2008Guidance
Haemodialysis patients: risks associated with water supply (hydrogen peroxide)30 September 2008Alert
Clean hands save lives02 September 2008Alert
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) report-writing tools and templates01 September 2008Toolkit
Vinca alkaloid minibags (adult|adolescent units)11 August 2008Alert
Quarterly Data Summary Issue 8: Learning from reporting - bleep-related...01 August 2008Data report
Quarterly Data Summary Issue 801 August 2008Data report
Quarterly Data Summary Issue 8: Learning from reporting- radiotherapy-related...01 August 2008Data report
Quarterly Data Summary Issue 901 August 2008Data report
Technical patient safety solutions for ventilator-associated pneumonia in...01 August 2008Alert
Infusions and sampling from arterial lines Rapid Response Report28 July 2008Alert
Reducing dosing errors with opioid medicines04 July 2008Alert
NHS Confed|NPSA briefing: Five actions to improve patient safety reporting01 June 2008Guidance