WELCOME TO THE CENTRAL ALERTING SYSTEM

The Central Alerting System (CAS) is a web-based cascading system for issuing patient safety alerts, important public health messages and other safety critical information and guidance to the NHS and others, including independent providers of health and social care.

Alerts available on the CAS website include National Patient Safety Alerts (from MHRA, NHS England and NHS Improvement and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)), NHS England and NHS Improvement Estates Alerts, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Alerts, and Department of Health & Social Care Supply Disruption alerts.

Useful links:

National Patient Safety Alerts: https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/patient-safety-alerts/

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: http://gov.uk/mhra

NHS England and NHS Improvement: https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/patient-safety-alerts/

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