Nurturing a safety culture, learning from mistakes, preventing harm and working as part of a team are all part of the discipline of safety. To this end, the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) and the Association of Anaesthetists engage with partner organisations to develop and disseminate our Patient Safety Update.
The SALG Patient Safety Updates contain important learning from incidents reported to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS). The RCoA and the Association aim to bring these Safety Updates to the attention of as many anaesthetists and their teams as possible. SALG encourages departments of anaesthesia to discuss the updates at governance meetings. Feedback is welcome and encouraged.
The updates are published quarterly and contain data from an earlier three month period. To join the safety network, and receive patient safety updates direct to your inbox, please contact SALG at [email protected]
Patient Safety Update October - December 2022
Patient Safety Update April 2022 to September 2022
Patient Safety Update October 2021 to March 2022
Older editions
2021 Patient safety updates
- Patient Safety updates July-September 2021 [PDF]
- Patient Safety updates April-June 2021 [PDF]
- Patient Safety updates July 2020-March 2021 [PDF]
2020 Patient safety updates
2019 Patient safety updates
- Patient Safety updates July - September 2019 [PDF]
- Patient Safety updates January - March 2019 [PDF]
2018 Patient safety updates
- Patient Safety updates October - December 2018 [PDF]
- Patient Safety updates October 2017 - September 2018 [PDF]