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National Patient Safety Alert - NHS England Patient Safety
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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
- Integrated Care Boards
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Risk of oxytocin overdose during labour and childbirth
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This National
Patient Safety Alert, issued by the NHS England National Patient Safety Team
and endorsed by the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, Royal
College of Midwives and Royal College of Anaesthetists, instructs all relevant
NHS funded maternity care providers to cease pre-preparing oxytocin infusions
at ward level in all clinical areas. All actions should be completed by 31
March 2025.
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Action underway deadline: |
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26-Sep-2024
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Action complete deadline: |
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31-Mar-2025
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