Patient Safety Alerts

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Patient safety alerts

• Valproate: organisations to prepare for new regulatory measures for oversight of prescribing to new patients and existing female patients
• SteriFeed Colostrum CValproate: organisations to prepare for new regulatory measures for oversight of prescribing to new patients and existing female patientsollection device and risk of choking due to infant airway occlusion
• UKHSA briefing note: Cluster of neonatal myocarditis reported in Wales and South West England
• NHSE interim clinical guidance - Group A streptococcus (23 December 2022)
• Hologic fetal fibronectin cassettes (23 December 2022)
• Use of Sodium Valproate in Pregnancy (8 February 2016)
• Becton Dickinson Blood Specimen Collection Portfolio supply disruption (13 August 2021)
• Cervical screening incident in Scotland (25 June 2021)
• Supply disruption of sterile infusion sets and connectors manufactured by Becton Dickinson (15 March 2021)
• Safety messaging regarding the use of plastic cord clamps at caesarean section (29 September 2020)
• British Menopause Society update on HRT supply shortages (23 August 2019)
• Resources to support safe transition from the Luer connector to NRFit™ (published 11 August 2017)
• Supporting safer care for full-term babies (published: 23 February 2017)