News from the Safety Committee
The Safety Committee would like to use these pages to draw your attention to current areas of interest or concern in patient safety. We will update these pages as information becomes available to us. If you have an area of concern that you would like to share with the Safety Committee, please contact us via e-mail at info@aagbi.org
Anaesthesia and the developing brain
Concerns have been raised by the results of animal experiments that exposure to certain anaesthetic agents at critical stages of development could result in harm. Read more »
SmartTots is a Public-Private Partnership between the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) that aims to coordinate and fund a research programme to ensure safe anaesthesia for infants and young children. Visit website »
Latest safety news
Safe Handling of Oxygen Cylinders (29 November 2012)
The AAGBI Safety Committee has issued new guidance on the safe handling of oxygen cylinders following a fire in a hospital ITU.
The updated Never Events policy framework
'Never events' are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if preventative measures have been implemented. Read the updated Never Events policy framework 2012 for use in the NHS. pdf download »
Risky Business
Risky Business is a non-profit collaborative venture to share ideas on risk, human factors, teamwork and leadership, and hosts exceptional talks on managing risk and patient safety from world experts, including those in a wide array of high risk industries, business, sport, and exploration. Find out more »
