National Patient Safety Agency 2009 Patient safety alert WHO Surgical Safety Checklist Available from: www.nrls.npsa.nhs.uk/resources/type/alerts/?entryid4 5=59860&p=2 [Accessed September 2011]
Figures released by the
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) show there were more than 150 avoidable deaths in hospitals across Wales from October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011, with the North Wales health board topping the table with 41 deaths, followed by Hywel Dda on 29.
In the three years to April 2010, the
National Patient Safety Agency received reports of 2.9 million patient safety incidents.
The National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS), part of the
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), received 1,020 referrals requesting advice in 2010/11, a 5% rise on the previous year.
Presented alphabetically, about 300 drugs are covered, with information on pre-treatment checks, dosing, preparation and routes of administration, compatibility and stability, monitoring requirements during treatment, side effects, interactions, pharmacokinetics, action in case of overdose, counseling, and risk ratings based on the UK's
National Patient Safety Agency tool for risk assessment.
In 2007, the
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) published a guide to the graphic design of medication packaging and followed with another in 2008 targeting injectable medicines.
Sir Liam now chairs the
National Patient Safety Agency, a soon-to-be abolished Government quango body dedicated to improving patient care.
However, figures released by the
National Patient Safety Agency show the number of deaths resulting from serious incidents in Teesside hospitals fell in the last year.
Damages paid by the NHS for "wrong site" surgery had reached about pounds 1million a year before recommendations from the
National Patient Safety Agency in 2005.
They include the
National Patient Safety Agency which studies medical accidents and "near misses" to spot doctors' mistakes.
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National Patient Safety Agency. Minimising Risks of Suprapubic Catheter Insertion http://www.nrls.npsa.nhs.uk/resources/type/ alerts/?entryid45=61917
St Helens and Knowsley chiefs insisted in that time period the
National Patient Safety Agency failed to deal with the Trust's submitted data due to two incompatible computer systems leading Dr Foster to conclude it was under reporting and therefore lacking focus on patient safety.