EFA Alert: Allergen Issues- Food Safety in the NHS and Social Care

Source: NHS   Summary Recently there have been several incidents relating to allergens in hospital food reported. The consistent themes are lack of information and/or communication regarding food allergens present in the food and/or details of the patient’s known...

CAS Alert: Medical Device Alert

Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)   Summary Manufactured by Philips, the professional use defibrillator/monitor: all HeartStart XL+ (Model number 861290) poses a risk of failure to deliver therapy due to hardware or software...

CAS Alerts

 Ranitidine- All Formulations Supply Disruption  Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)   Summary  Further to the previous ranitidine supply disruption alert (SDA/2019/005) issued on 15 October 2019, this is an update on the supply...

Estates and Facilities Alert: Issues with door stops/door buffers

Source: NHS Improvement   Summary The use of door stops and door buffers in health care settings may present a hazard resulting in a risk of harm to patients. A doorstop is a common term for all fixtures that protect or restrict a door operating freely; see...