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National Patient Safety Alert - DHSC
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- Care Trusts
- Mental Health Trusts
- Specialists Trusts
- 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
- Special Health Authorities
- Territorial CMOs in Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
- DHSC Supply Disruption - Medicines
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Supply of Licensed and Unlicensed Epidural Infusion Bags
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There are supply issues impacting Fresenius Kabi (FK) unlicensed epidural bags containing bupivacaine only and levobupivacaine with fentanyl. These are also impacting Sintetica’s licensed epidural bags containing bupivacaine only and bupivacaine with fentanyl.
This National Patient Safety Alert contains actions for acute care hospitals, and any other organisations providing procedures that require epidural infusions.
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This alert is not relevant to Primary Care.
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| Action underway deadline: |
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25-Jan-2023
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| Action complete deadline: |
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27-Jan-2023
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