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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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Subscribe to email alerts from the Central Alerting System (CAS) here. This system includes Safety alerts, emergency alerts, drug alerts, Dear Doctor letters and Medical Device Alerts.


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
How to guide to the five steps to safer surgery20 December 2010Guidance
Safer ambulatory syringe drivers16 December 2010Alert
PEAT Assessments 201107 December 2010Data report
Preventing fatalities from medication loading doses25 November 2010Alert
NRLS Quarterly Data Workbook up to June 201024 November 2010Data report
WHO surgical safety checklist: for maternity cases only11 November 2010Guidance
Overdose of intravenous paracetamol in infants and children | Signal29 October 2010Signal
Anticoagulated patients and head injury | Signal29 October 2010Signal
Delay in diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord compression | Signal29 October 2010Signal
Haemorrhage following removal of femoral catheters | Signal29 October 2010Signal
Wrong site nerve block | Signal29 October 2010Signal
Non-invasive ventilation | Signal 29 October 2010Signal
Low temperature as a sign of sepsis in newborn babies | Signal29 October 2010Signal
Risk of harm to bariatric patients from delays in treatment | Signal29 October 2010Signal
Detecting harm following paracetamol overdose | Signal29 October 2010Signal
Accurate patient weight | Signal29 October 2010Signal
Anti-cancer medicines28 October 2010Guidance
NRLS Quarterly Data Workbook up to March 201025 October 2010Data report
The transfusion of blood and blood components in an emergency 21 October 2010Alert
Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) results 2010: additional data14 October 2010Data report