This was published on the BBC's website 24.11.09. By Nick Triggle
My question: Why does it take the NPSA and the NHS to resort to these sorts of measures to get manufacturers to do what they want? The way this article is written suggests that there is huge inertia and inactivity by manufacturers on this issue. If this is true it seems alarming that they did not have an early positive response to make this change happen - instead they are taking these measures to encourage the change 12 years after it was suggested/demanded. This doesn't just seem an issue about what connectors are available in hopsitals but about how healthcare providers, regulators, and manufacturers interact.
Excerpt from article: "The NHS is threatening to stop using current drug equipment in a bid to get firms to start making safer devices.
The National Patient Safety Agency wants to see an end to universal syringe connectors which can be used for jabs into both the vein and spine.
The watchdog has set a deadline for 2013 - even though separate connectors to stop drug mix-ups are not available.
The move has been demanded since the 2001 death of Wayne Jowett when cancer drugs were injected into his spine.
Since the death of the Nottingham teenager, a number of safety measures have been introduced across England and Wales."
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