Safety Alerts
Aug 2020 - Neonatal collapse alongside skin-to-skin contact (HSIB Learning Report)
Oct 2019 - Warning to protect PN products from light
Sep 2019 - Tecotherm Neo Thermoregulation Device
Aug 2019 - Transwarmer Mattresses
May 2019 - Assessment and management of babies who are accidentally dropped in hospital (NHSI)
Sep 2018 - Vygon Double Lumen UVCs
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Safety stories
Oesophageal Perforation in the extremely preterm infant - July 2020
Is the "PICC"ture perfect? Aerterial malposition of the long line - Jan 2020
A rare complication of lower limb PICC insertion - June 2019
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Contact us
Spotlight on Safety Group: Julie-Clare Becher (Lead), Fraser Christie, Malini Ketty, Melanie Carpenter