Publish date: 17 May 2023
A series of recent QPAs have been prepared by leads and issued to cover a range of issues. Details were emailed to staff in the division this week. Sarah Pilling, Head of Operations (Risk) draws all staff’s attention to them to read them in full:
- wearing of a lap strap in a wheelchair
- use of Empactis for reporting NSI
- agreed methods of patient identification
- restricted drug: Clonazepam
- awareness of sodium nitrite ingestion
- build up of lint in tumble driers
- bacterial risks in infrequently used water outlets
- new formulation of Paliperidone Palmitate
- key testing for fire alarm call points
- blood glucose monitoring
- administration of antipsychotic long acting injections
- urgent recall of Emerade Auto-injector
- prescribing of antimicrobials good practice