Patient safety alerts and notices from the Patient Safety Division of the National Patient Safety AgencyRisks of omitting Hib when administering Infanrix-IPV+Hibhttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/rapidrr/administering-infanrix-ipvhib/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:11:21 GMTTue, 21 Oct 2008 10:16:08 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:11:16 GMT18902Risks of chest drain insertionhttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/rapidrr/risks-of-chest-drain-insertion/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:34:21 GMTMon, 19 May 2008 17:26:00 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:34:17 GMT11635Risks with Intravenous Heparin Flush Solutionshttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/rapidrr/risks-with-intravenous-heparin-flush-solutions/Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:38:15 GMTThu, 24 Apr 2008 17:41:04 GMTFri, 30 Oct 2009 12:38:12 GMT11432Statement on 'Right patient, right blood' Competency Assessmenthttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/notices/update-right-patient-right-blood/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:43:02 GMTMon, 14 Apr 2008 17:29:48 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:42:58 GMT11317Risks of incorrect dosing of oral anti-cancer medicines http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/rapidrr/risks-of-incorrect-dosing-of-oral-anti-cancer-medicines/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:34:52 GMTTue, 22 Jan 2008 15:24:42 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 20:34:49 GMT7492Rapid Response Report 4 Fire Hazard with Paraffin Based Skin Products on Dressings and Clothing http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/rapidrr/paraffin-skin-products/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:28:00 GMTMon, 26 Nov 2007 14:30:59 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:27:57 GMT6495Improving the safety of patients with established spinal injuries in hospital http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/spinal-injuries/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:04:39 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2007 11:44:51 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:04:33 GMT5903Administering Vincristinehttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/vincristine/Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:44:46 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2007 11:33:57 GMTThu, 28 Feb 2008 10:44:46 GMT5902Potassium chloride concentrate solutions http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/potassium-chloride-concentrate/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:02:04 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2007 11:26:12 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:02:03 GMT5901Update on the implementation of recommended safety controls for potassium chloride in the NHShttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/potassium-chloride/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:00:45 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2007 11:10:25 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:00:45 GMT5899Crash Call http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/crash-call/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:40:45 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2007 10:13:57 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:40:45 GMT5896Methotrexate http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/methotrexate/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:55:29 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2007 10:04:42 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:55:29 GMT5895Safer practice with epidural injections and infusions http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/epidural-injections-and-infusions/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:31:53 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2007 10:01:18 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 20:31:52 GMT5894Reducing the risk of hyponatraemia when administering intravenous infusions to children http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/intravenous-infusions/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:46:15 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2007 09:59:25 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:46:14 GMT5893Promoting safer use of injectable medicineshttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/injectable-medicines/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:45:12 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2007 09:56:29 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:45:11 GMT5892Promoting safer measurement and administration of liquid medicines via oral and other enteral routes http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/liquid-medicines/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:53:40 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2007 09:55:23 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:53:39 GMT5891Reducing the harm caused by misplaced naso and orgastric feeding tubes in babies under the care of neonatal units http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/feedingtubes/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:43:59 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2007 09:53:52 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:43:57 GMT5890Improving emergency care for patients who breathe through their neck http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/improvingpatientsafety/patient-safety/tracheostomy/Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:21:42 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 17:19:14 GMTMon, 21 Sep 2009 18:21:33 GMT5683Vaccine incident - Review of a clinical incident in a PCThttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/improvingpatientsafety/patient-safety/vaccination/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:53:19 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 17:15:24 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 20:53:15 GMT5682Protecting people with allergy associated with latex http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/improvingpatientsafety/patient-safety/allergy-latex/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:34:37 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 17:00:38 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:21:35 GMT5680Improving infusion device safetyhttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/notices/infusion-device/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:35:31 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 15:46:27 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:35:28 GMT5667Ensuring safer practice with Repevax and Revaxis vaccineshttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/notices/repevax-revaxis-vaccines/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:40:24 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 15:41:53 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:40:20 GMT5663Being open when patients are harmed. http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/notices/disclosure/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:33:48 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 15:17:25 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:33:47 GMT5662Safer Patient Identification http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/notices/patient-identification/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:38:12 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 15:13:32 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:38:06 GMT5661National Patient Safety Agency alerts NHS to risks with high dose morphine and diamorphine injectionshttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/notices/morphine-diamorphine/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:36:35 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 15:06:17 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:36:31 GMT5660Right patient, right blood – new advice for safer blood transfusionshttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/notices/blood-transfusions/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:31:00 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 14:25:43 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:30:55 GMT5657Colour coding hospital cleaning materials and equipment http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/notices/cleaning-materials/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:31:40 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 14:20:19 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:31:39 GMT5656Early identification of failure to act on radiological imaging reports http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/notices/radiological/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:39:05 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 13:06:05 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:39:00 GMT5654Using bedrails safely and effectively http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/notices/bedrails/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:29:50 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 12:12:49 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:29:50 GMT5650Standardising wristbands improves patient safetyhttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/notices/wristbands/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:44:06 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 11:53:24 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:44:01 GMT5648Improving compliance with oral methotrexate guidelineshttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/oral-methotrexate/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:58:17 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 11:29:25 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:58:16 GMT5647Correct Site Surgeryhttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/correct-site-surgery/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:38:56 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 11:28:37 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:38:56 GMT5646Advice to the NHS on reducing harm caused by the misplacement of nasogastric feeding tubeshttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/nasogastric-feeding-tubes/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:57:04 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 11:26:20 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:57:03 GMT5644Actions that can make anticoagulant therapy saferhttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/anticoagulant/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:31:04 GMTTue, 13 Nov 2007 11:23:21 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:31:04 GMT5642Rapid Response Report: Risk of confusion between cytarabine and liposomal cytarabine (Depocyte®) http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/rapidrr/cytarabine/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:14:41 GMTMon, 12 Nov 2007 12:40:59 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:14:34 GMT5143Rapid Response Report 2: Risk of confusion between non-lipid and lipid formulations of injectable amphotericin http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/rapidrr/injectableamphotericin/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:22:20 GMTMon, 12 Nov 2007 12:27:45 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:22:16 GMT5140Emergency support in surgical units: Dealing with haemorrhage http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/rapidrr/emergency/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:15:56 GMTMon, 12 Nov 2007 12:21:35 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:15:50 GMT5139