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MHRA Medical Device Alerts
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- Care Trusts
- Mental Health Trusts
- Specialists Trusts
- NHS Regional Offices
- Learning Disabilities Trusts
- Mental Health & Social Care Trusts
- Ambulance Trusts
- Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Trusts
- Acute Trusts
- Community Trusts
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- Other contacts
- Independent Healthcare Providers (registered with CAS)
- Clinical Commissioning Groups
- Social Care Providers (registered with CAS)
- Special Health Authorities
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Deltec Gripper non-coring needles and PORT-A-CATH trays containing Gripper needles – recall due to risk of needle occlusion
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| Broadcast content: |
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Manufactured by Smiths Medical: due to a manufacturing process failure, needles may be occluded, potentially causing a delay to treatment.
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| Additional information: |
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NHS England Regional offices:
Do not cascade to primary care
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| Action underway deadline: |
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03-Oct-2019
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| Action complete deadline: |
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05-Dec-2019
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