Neonatal services urged to follow new gentamicin safety guidance (15th February 2010)
New guidance, produced by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) and NHS organisations across England and Wales, has been issued aimed at ensuring safer systems are in place to care for newborn babies needing treatment with gentamicin.
The publication of this Patient Safety Alert follows reports received by the NPSA of 507 patient safety incidents between April 2008 and March 2009 relating to the use of the intravenous antibiotic.
Guidance
New guidance, produced by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) and NHS organisations across England and Wales, has been issued aimed at ensuring safer systems are in place to care for newborn babies needing treatment with gentamicin.
The publication of this Patient Safety Alert follows reports received by the NPSA of 507 patient safety incidents between April 2008 and March 2009 relating to the use of the intravenous antibiotic.
Guidance
Adding insult to injury - NHS failure to implement patient safety alerts (16th February 2010)
Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA), the independent charity which promotes better patient safety and justice for people who have been affected by a medical accident, has today published results of its research into NHS bodies' failure to implement patient safety alerts issued by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA).
Press Release
Report
Case Studies
Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA), the independent charity which promotes better patient safety and justice for people who have been affected by a medical accident, has today published results of its research into NHS bodies' failure to implement patient safety alerts issued by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA).
Press Release
Report
Case Studies
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