Paracetamol
overdose: new guidance on the use of intravenous acetylcysteine
The
Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in collaboration
with the College has published new guidance following a review by the Commission on Human
Medicines of the treatment of paracetamol poisoning.
The
first World
Sepsis Day, 13th September 2012, aims to increase awareness and
recognition of Sepsis and the need to diagnose and treat the illness early and
to win health hospitals, departments, individual physicians and health care
workers as supporters of the WSD. It is the goal of the WSD coalition to get at
least 1000 institutions registered until September 13th 2012.
New and revised CEM
clinical standards
Following
a comprehensive review over the last year, new and revised clinical standards have been published by
the Standards and Audit subcommittee.
The
CEM Safer Care committee has produced a poster that lists simple steps that everyone can take to
improve patient safety and raise awareness of patient safety.
