Tagged: patient safety
Publication of directions to local authorities
The Department has published two directions to local authorities which came into force on 1 April 2012. The Directions to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) have been amended to … Read more → – Publication of directions to local authorities
Guidance to support the NHS in implementing the NHS Safety Thermometer published
The Department of Health has published guidance to support the NHS in implementing the NHS Safety Thermometer. The NHS Safety Thermometer gives nurses a template to check basic levels of … Read more → – Guidance to support the NHS in implementing the NHS Safety Thermometer published
Funding for two patient safety research centres announced
Two research centres will receive a share of over £13 million funding to help make the NHS a safer place for patients. The money, which comes from the National Institute … Read more → – Funding for two patient safety research centres announced
Never events list update for 2012/13
The ‘never events’ list has been updated and published with minor amendments to two of the never event definitions. The changes are to ‘never event’ number 18, ‘Transplantation of ABO … Read more → – Never events list update for 2012/13
Message from Chief Medical Officer about breast implants
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is not recommending routine removal of the Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) silicone gel breast implants. There is no evidence of any disproportionate … Read more → – Message from Chief Medical Officer about breast implants
The week: issue 223
Time is running out to register for the NHS Chief Executives Conference 2011. Find out how in this week’s edition which also includes a number of publications items. Download ‘the … Read more → – The week: issue 223
The week: issue 222
Register for the NHS Chief Executives Conference 2011, read about today’s publication of the pandemic flu strategy and find out more about the launch of the new £2 million dementia … Read more → – The week: issue 222
