Fresenius Kabi Enteral Feeding Tubes and the National Patient Safety Alert - Improving medication safety in the NHS.

New recommendations to improve medication safety and reduce the number of medication errors in the NHS have been published by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) on March 28th 2007.

Patient safety alert 19: Promoting safer measurement and administration of liquid medicines via oral and other enteral routes (Alert 2 of 5)

The NPSA has produced a number of safer practice recommendations in the form of a patient safety alert and a range of supporting materials to aid implementation and embed safer practice:

· Patient safety alert
· Patient briefing
· Poster promoting the use of oral syringes
· Template audit form
· Summary of stakeholder consultation that was undertaken January-March 2006

Fresenius Kabi is pleased to confirm that their enteral tube feeding range (Freka range of Nasogastric, Nasojejunal, Gastrostomy and Jejunal feeding tubes) have either a male luer or catheter tip port and is fully compliant with the recommendations in the NPSA alert.

For further information on the Patient safety alert 19: Promoting safer measurement and administration of liquid medicines via oral and other enteral routes (Alert 2 of 5) visit: http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate in contacting Nutrition Services on Tel: 01928 533516, Fax: 01928 533587, email: nutrition.service@fresenius-kabi.com
Fresenius Kabi Ltd
Cestrian Court Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1NT
Tel: 01928 533533, Fax: 01928533534
www.fresenius-kabi.com