NPSA: Safety in doses: medication safety incidents in the NHS
The National Patient Safety Agency has issued the fourth Patient Safety Observatory report
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Aggregating news from the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland (AAGBI), British Pain Society (BPS), Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA), Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) and other sources
The National Patient Safety Agency has issued the fourth Patient Safety Observatory report
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The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has issued new advice on the use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) piroxicam
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Labels: adverse reaction, mhra, pain, safety
Junior doctors in Scotland who are without an offer of continued training from August 1 will have their contracts extended to the end of October.
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The Training Department has updated its guidance on out of programme Training.
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The Council of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland has decided to place some of the final drafts
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RCoA Council and the Training Committee have approved the following document:
'Working Time Directive 2009 and shift working: ways forward for anaesthetic services, training, doctor and patient safety'
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Secretary of State's reply to the open letter from the President
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The College invites applications for vacancies for examinerships in the academic year 2008-2009.
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The four UK Health Departments have published 'A Guide to Postgraduate Specialty Training in the UK' (also known as "Gold Guide").
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IV extension lines: model 6222 range of V Green narrow bore extension lines manufactured by Vygon (UK) Ltd. There is a potential for the female connector of the line to crack when used to deliver propofol (an intravenous anaesthetic agent).
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Labels: mhra
The deadline for application for London Local Fill In posts has been extended to 23:59 on Sunday 17th June 2007.
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Download a list of successful candidates from the Final FRCA MCQ/SAQ Examinations held on 8 May 2007.
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Labels: examinations, rcoa, training