RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Insulin, hospitals and harm: a review of patient safety incidents reported to the National Patient Safety Agency
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 28
OP 30
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.11-1-28
VO 11
IS 1
A1 David Cousins
A1 Catherine Rosario
A1 John Scarpello
YR 2011
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/11/1/28.abstract
AB Patient safety incidents involving insulin are frequent and cause considerable distress to people with diabetes and anxieties to their families and carers. This article describes an analysis of the National Reporting and Learning System database of patient safety incidents concerning insulin reported from NHS providers in England and Wales over six years. The main causes are discussed and the ongoing developments by the National Patient Safety Agency and partner organisations to reduce insulin errors are described.