Safety Quality and Standards Circulars 2007-2008

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.

Documents

• 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 16/10/07Adobe PDF (540.79 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 20-07 - Paediatric Parentral Fluid Therapy Wallchart (Revised May 2014) Adobe PDF (958.8 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 61-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Rapid Response Report 4: Using Vinca Alkaloid Minibags Adobe PDF (305.13 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 52-08 - Technical patient safety solutions for ventilator associated pneumonia in adultsAdobe PDF (295.91 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 51-08 - National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness: Lessons for Mental Health Care in ScotlandAdobe PDF (279.26 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 Adobe PDF (416.25 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 49-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safety Alert 20: Promoting safer use of injectable medicines Adobe PDF (317.83 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 48-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safety Alert 18: Actions that make anticoagulant therapy safer Adobe PDF (156.45 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 45-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Rapid Response Report 5: Reducing Dosing Errors with Opioid Medicines Adobe PDF (308.27 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 44-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Rapid Response Report 2: Risks of Chest Drain InsertionAdobe PDF (284.83 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 43-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Rapid Response Report 3: Risks with Intravenous Heparin Flush Solutions Adobe PDF (59.98 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 40-08 - Self Harming Behaviour and Interface with Maternity Services - Learning LessonsAdobe PDF (498.59 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 35-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Risks of Incorrect Dosing of Oral Anticancer Medicines Adobe PDF (289.26 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 28-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Rapid Response Report 1: Emergency Support in Surgical Units: Dealing with Haemorrhage Adobe PDF (314.16 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 27-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safety in Doses: Medication Safety Incidents in the NHS Adobe PDF (474.19 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 FriendsAdobe PDF (267.4 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 16-08 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safer Practice Notice 24: Standardising Wristbands Improves Patient Safety Adobe PDF (79.29 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 07-08 - Policy for Safe Use of Oral Methotrexate in Secondary Care Adobe PDF (334.19 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 PatientsAdobe PDF (299.14 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 05-08 - Generic Medical Record Keeping Standards Adobe PDF (295.59 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 01-08 - Fire Hazard with Paraffing Based Skin Products on Dressing and ClothingAdobe PDF (304 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 35-07 - Regional Audit of Consent Practices in the Examination, Treatment or Care of PatientsAdobe PDF (901.12 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 34-07 - HSC Regional Template and Guidance for Incident Review Reports Adobe PDF (522.06 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 32-07 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safer Practice Notice 16: Early identification of failure to act on radiological imaging reports Adobe PDF (692.98 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 30-07 - Safer Practice Notice "Right Patient, Right Blood" and Related Addendum 02/08Adobe PDF (475.2 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 29-07 - Guidance on Strengthening Personal and Public Involvement in Health and Social CareAdobe PDF (449.22 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 28-07 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safe Medication Alerts and related Addendum 01/08, 02/08 & 03/09Adobe PDF (1.02 MB)
• HSC (SQSD) 22-07 - National Patient Safety Agency: Safer Practice Notice 17: Using Bedrails Safely and Effectively Adobe PDF (495.92 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 21-07 - National Patient Safety Agency: Slips, Trips and Falls in Hospital (PSO 3)Adobe PDF (498.43 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 18-07 - Conducting Patient Safety reviews/Lookback Exercise & Related Guidance Adobe PDF (623.97 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 10-07 - Warning to Travellers who change their travel plans Adobe PDF (479.22 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 09-07 - Safety First: A Framework for Sustainable Improvement in the HPSSAdobe PDF (530.71 KB)
• HSC (SQSD) 08-07 - National Confidential Inquiry: 5 year report into suicide and homicide by people with Mental Illness (NICISH)Adobe PDF (137.77 KB)