Learn: Patient Safety Alerts - UK

National Patient Safety Alert. Patient hoists and slings (all types): risk of death and serious harm from falls (MHRA, 16 September 2026)

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:09:13 +0000

MHRA: Filters should be used during the administration of Parenteral Nutrition for patients in all care settings (2 September 2026)

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:01:28 +0000

National patient safety alert – risk associated with adult breathing circuits lacking a patent exhalation route

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:06:00 +0000

National patient safety alert - harm from incorrect recording of a penicillin allergy as a penicillamine allergy

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:08:00 +0000

National patient safety alert – harm from delayed administration of rasburicase for tumour lysis syndrome (9 September 2025)

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:16:00 +0000

Aurum pre-filled syringes phased introduction of new 10ml CONNECT syringe barrel: Importance of selecting compatible needle-free connectors to minimise the risk of syringe blockage

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:45:00 +0000

Class 2 Medicines Recall: Lercanidipine HCl 20mg Tablets (17 April 2025)

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:48:00 +0000

RCEM Safety Flash: Water beads & bowel obstruction (23 December 2024)

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:33:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Risk of oxytocin overdose during labour and childbirth (24 September 2024)

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:20:00 +0000

Patient Safety Alert: Risk of severe harm and death from infusing total parenteral nutrition too rapidly in babies (27 September 2017)

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:46:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of salbutamol 2.5mg/2.5ml and 5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials (26 February 2024)

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:53:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Transition to NRFit™ connectors for intrathecal and epidural procedures, and delivery of regional blocks (31 January 2024)

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:22:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) update (3 January 2024)

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:57:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Identified safety risks with the Euroking maternity information system (7 December 2023)

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:45:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert. Valproate: organisations to prepare for new regulatory measures for oversight of prescribing to new patients and existing female patients

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:06:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of methylphenidate prolonged-release capsules and tablets, lisdexamfetamine capsules, and guanfacine prolonged-release tablets (27 September 2023)

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:40:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Medical beds, trolleys, bed rails, bed grab handles and lateral turning devices: risk of death from entrapment or falls (30 August 2023)

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:05:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Class 1 medicines recall notification - Recall of Emerade 500 micrograms and Emerade 300 micrograms auto-injectors, due to the potential for device failure

Tue, 16 May 2023 10:52:00 +0000

MHRA safety alert – EyeCee One preloaded and EyeCee One Crystal preloaded intraocular lenses (IOLs): stop using immediately and quarantine all preloaded EyeCee One lenses (26 January 2023)

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Use of oxygen cylinders where patients do not have access to medical gas pipeline systems

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 12:10:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Class 4 medicines defect information: Prenoxad 1mg/ml solution for injection, Macarthys Laboratories (Aurum Pharmaceuticals Ltd), due to potential missing needles in sealed kits, NatPSA/2022/009/MHRA (10 November 2022)

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:18:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert. NovoRapid PumpCart in the Roche Accu-Chek Insight insulin pump: risk of insulin leakage causing hyperglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis (26 May 2022)

Thu, 26 May 2022 13:26:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Philips Health SystemsV60, V60 Plus and V680 ventilators – potential unexpected shutdown leading to complete loss of ventilation

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:04:14 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Inadvertent oral administration of potassium permanganate

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:36:00 +0000

National Patient Safety Alert: Eliminating the risk of inadvertent connection to medical air via a flowmeter (16 June 2021)

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:48:00 +0000