Consultations
NICE: Two pieces of draft safety solution guidance, published by NICE, in collaboration with the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), make important recommendations about the prevention of pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients and on how to improve processes to ensure that any medication patients are taking prior to admission to hospital is properly documented on admission.
The draft guidance, which is out for public consultation until 10 October 2007, is the first of its kind from NICE to make recommendations on cost-effective interventions to prevent or mitigate patient harm in the NHS. Comments received during this consultation will be reviewed at the next independent advisory committee meeting. NICE expects to issue final guidance to the NHS in December 2007.
