Safety Quality and Standards Circulars 2007-2008 | Department of Health

Advice in relation to Safety, Quality and Standards for 2007-2008

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Note: HSC (SQSD) 20/07 - NPSA Safety Alert 22: Reducing the Risk of Hyponatraemia when administering intravenous Infusions to children - The original wallchart published in 2007 was subsequently amended in 2010, June 2013 and May 2014. Previous versions have now been removed. The Document below is the current version.

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HSC (SQSD) 20-07 National Patient Safety Agency: Safety Alert 22: Reducing the Risk of Hyponatraemia when Administering Intravenous Infusions to Children and related addendum 16/10/07
PDF (541 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 20-07 - Paediatric Parentral Fluid Therapy Wallchart (Revised May 2014)
PDF (959 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 61-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Rapid Response Report 4: Using Vinca Alkaloid Minibags
PDF (305 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 52-08 - Technical patient safety solutions for ventilator associated pneumonia in adults
PDF (296 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 51-08 - National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness: Lessons for Mental Health Care in Scotland
PDF (279 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 50-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safety Alert 19: Promoting safer measurement and administration of liquid medicines via oral and other enteral routes
PDF (416 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 49-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safety Alert 20: Promoting safer use of injectable medicines
PDF (318 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 48-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safety Alert 18: Actions that make anticoagulant therapy safer
PDF (156 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 45-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Rapid Response Report 5: Reducing Dosing Errors with Opioid Medicines
PDF (308 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 44-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Rapid Response Report 2: Risks of Chest Drain Insertion
PDF (285 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 43-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Rapid Response Report 3: Risks with Intravenous Heparin Flush Solutions
PDF (60 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 40-08 - Self Harming Behaviour and Interface with Maternity Services - Learning Lessons
PDF (499 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 35-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Risks of Incorrect Dosing of Oral Anticancer Medicines
PDF (289 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 28-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Rapid Response Report 1: Emergency Support in Surgical Units: Dealing with Haemorrhage
PDF (314 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 27-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safety in Doses: Medication Safety Incidents in the NHS
PDF (474 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 20-08 - Recognising and Managing a Severe Allergy (i.e. Anaphylaxis) in Children and Young People: Providing Information, Advice and Follow - Up Services to Patient, Family and Friends
PDF (267 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 16-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safer Practice Notice 24: Standardising Wristbands Improves Patient Safety
PDF (79 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 07-08 - Policy for Safe Use of Oral Methotrexate in Secondary Care
PDF (334 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 06-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safer Care for the Acutely Ill Patient: Learning from Serious Incidents (PS05) and Recognising and Responding Appropriately to Early Signs of Deterioration in Hospitalised Patients
PDF (299 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 05-08 - Generic Medical Record Keeping Standards
PDF (296 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 01-08 - Fire Hazard with Paraffing Based Skin Products on Dressing and Clothing
PDF (304 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 35-07 - Regional Audit of Consent Practices in the Examination, Treatment or Care of Patients
PDF (901 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 34-07 - HSC Regional Template and Guidance for Incident Review Reports
PDF (522 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 32-07 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safer Practice Notice 16: Early identification of failure to act on radiological imaging reports
PDF (693 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 30-07 - Safer Practice Notice "Right Patient, Right Blood" and Related Addendum 02/08
PDF (475 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 29-07 - Guidance on Strengthening Personal and Public Involvement in Health and Social Care
PDF (449 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 28-07 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safe Medication Alerts and related Addendum 01/08, 02/08 & 03/09
PDF (1 MB)

HSC (SQSD) 22-07 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safer Practice Notice 17: Using Bedrails Safely and Effectively
PDF (496 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 21-07 - National Patient Safety Agency: Slips, Trips and Falls in Hospital (PSO 3)
PDF (498 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 18-07 - Conducting Patient Safety reviews/Lookback Exercise & Related Guidance
PDF (624 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 10-07 - Warning to Travellers who change their travel plans
PDF (479 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 09-07 - Safety First: A Framework for Sustainable Improvement in the HPSS
PDF (531 KB)

HSC (SQSD) 08-07 - National Confidential Inquiry: 5 year report into suicide and homicide by people with Mental Illness (NICISH)
PDF (138 KB)

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