A patient safety alert has been issued today (5 December 2013) by NHS England on the use of placement devices for inserting nasogastric tubes. This alert has been issued via the Central Alerting System (CAS) to ensure all hospitals and community services that use nasogastric tubes continue to follow previous guidance issued by the National […]

This alert has been issued in response to two recently reported patient safety incidents, when enteral nutrition was unintentionally given into the respiratory tract through a misplaced nasogastric tube inserted with the aid of a placement device. Placement devices for nasogastric tube insertion Patient safety alerts are shared rapidly with healthcare providers via the Central […]

NHS England and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are working together to improve the reporting and learning in two important areas. It is proposed to increase and improve reporting of medical devices and medication errors via an integrated reporting system and enhanced governance (control) systems. In partnership we have drafted two Patient […]

NHS England today highlighted the significant work it is leading to improve the safety of patients as part of a co-ordinated response to the Francis Report. In the coming months NHS England will: Launch Patient Safety Collaborative Programmes in a network covering the entire country – that will bring together frontline teams, experts, patients, commissioners […]

NHS England seeks views on draft patient safety alert for Non-Luer Spinal (Intrathecal) Devices for Chemotherapy and Lumbar Puncture Please complete the consultation and give us your views on the draft patient safety alert – The consultation runs from 18 Nov 2013 to 5 Dec 2013. Read more about NHS England’s work on patient safety

NHS England is to lead a team of cancer specialists to ensure the safety of cancer patients following a critical report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) into services at Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust (CHUFT). NHS England shares the serious concerns of the CQC’s inspectors whose report reveals failures in the way some cancer […]

NHS England and EHI Intelligence have today announced the launch of the Clinical Digital Maturity Index (CDMI), a benchmarking tool that enables NHS hospitals to better understand how investing in, then effectively using information technology can improve patient safety and outcomes, reduce bureaucracy, and deliver efficiencies. The levels of digital capability in the NHS is […]

NHS England has today [25 October 2013] welcomed regulatory intervention from the health watchdog Monitor that sees the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Trust, King’s Lynn (QEH), placed under special measures. Monitor’s findings are endorsed fully by NHS England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and partner organisations. The findings of a Rapid Response Review, which was led […]

The Care.Data Programme closed in 2016 NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) today set out the next steps to raise public awareness about care.data – a programme that will use information to improve the safety and care of patients. NHS England, together with the Health and Social Care Information Centre, […]

NHS England today welcomes the publication of 6-monthly data on patient safety incidents. Acute hospitals, mental health services, community trusts, ambulance services and primary care organisations all report incidents in which any patient could have been harmed or has suffered any level of harm, to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS). Incident reporting enables […]