Safety action notices

• SAN2603, Medical weighing in GP surgeries: clinical risks due to inappropriate weigh scales, issued 10 June 2026
• SAN2602, Glazing installations: potential to fall following breakage or shatter resulting in risk of injury and other concerns, issued 15 Jan 2026
• SAN2601, MDR preparedness: DL(2024)32 - national adverse incident reporting and safety alert systems, issued 06 Jan 2026
• SAN2406, Hoist spreader bar and looped sling attachments: sling loop may detach from spreader bar hook during lift, issued 25 Oct 2024
• SAN2405, Suitability of Georgian wired glass in fire doors for areas where there is an increased likelihood of injury, damage or attack, issued 19 Sept 2024
• SAN2404, NHS Helipad/hospital helicopter landing sites: safeguarding advice, with reference to incidents, relevant guidance, information and training, issued 13 Sep 2024
• SAN2403, Use of plastic bags for patient self-harm / suicide in acute mental healthcare, issued 23 Aug 2024
• SAN2402, Covers for foam mattresses (hospital beds, hospital trolleys and community beds): risk of cross-infection due to wear and damage, issued 08 Jul 2024
• SAN2401, National adverse incident reporting and safety alert systems for medical devices, IVDs, estates, facilities, social care equipment and PPE, issued 08 Jan 2024
• SAN2307, Ceiling-to-floor overhead track & hoist systems: risk of collapse during use, issued 29 Nov 2023
• SAN2306, Medical devices intended for use in a sterile state: review of systems and procedures, issued 24 Nov 2023
• SAN2305, SteriFeed Colostrum Collection device and risk of choking due to infant airway occlusion: supplementary advice, issued 27 Oct 2023
• SAN2304, Clinical waste disposal bins and other waste containers manufactured from combustible materials: risk of fire, issued 15 Sep 2023
• SAN2303, Gaps in shower, bath and toileting equipment: risk of body part entrapment, issued 11 May 2023
• SAN2302, Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) planks in building roofing, walls, and flooring: risk of catastrophic structural failure, issued 22 Feb 2023
• SAN2301, National adverse incident reporting and safety alert systems for medical devices, IVDs, estates, facilities, social care equipment and PPE, issued 04 Jan 2023
• SAN2205(U2), Recall of hygiene products associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection (Update), issued 03 Aug 2022
• SAN2205(U1), Recall of hygiene products associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection (Update), issued 06 Jul 2022
• SAN2205, Recall of hygiene products associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, issued 05 Jul 2022
• SAN2204, Safe use of wheelchairs and occupant weighing scales: risk of serious injury in the event of backward tipping, issued 31 Mar 2022
• SAN2203, Reusable Sling Checks: Joerns Healthcare Technical Bulletin 0442, issued 25 Jan 2022
• SAN2202, Medical devices and cybersecurity: LOG4J2 Vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-44228), issued 12 Jan 2022
• SAN2201, National adverse incident reporting and safety alert systems for medical devices, IVDs, estates, facilities, social care equipment and PPE, issued 5 Jan 2022
• SAN2112, Ziton ZP3 fire alarm panels: risk of deactivating audible fire alarm, issued 19 Nov 2021
• SAN2111, Clinical governance and correct use of urine pregnancy tests (UPT), issued 25 Oct 2021
• SAN2110, Wearable medical devices used in the monitoring and treatment of diabetes: risk of severe prolonged hypoglycaemia as a consequence of mis-identification, issued 30 Sep 2021
• SAN2109, Philips ventilator, CPAP and BiPAP devices, issued on 24 Jun 21
• SAN(SC)21/08, Portable Electric Units in Healthcare Premises – Fire Safety, issued 29 Mar 2021
• SAN(SC)21/07, Nitri-Hand non-sterile nitrile examination glove, product codes: FTG813, FTG814, FTG815, FTG816, FTE9936, FTE9940, FTE9941, issued 3 Mar 2021
• SAN(SC)21/06 Duraweld face visors, Ref EPVS0143, manufactured up to 13 July 2020: latex warning, issued 3 Mar 2021
• SAN(SC)21/05, Fang Tian FT-045A FFP3 respirators supplied by Polyco Healthline, product code BWM541, issued 24 Feb 2012
• SAN(SC)21/04, RWC TMV3 Easifit 15mm T-type thermostatic mixing valves: elevated mixed water outlet temperatures under certain conditions, issued 4 Feb 2021
• SAN(SC)21/03, Oxygen Supply (COVID-19), issued 29 Jan 2021
• SAN(SC)21/02, Oxygen Fire Safety (COVID-19), issued 29th Jan 2021
• SAN(SC)21/01, National adverse incident reporting and safety alert systems for medical devices, estates, facilities, social care equipment and PPE, issued 05 Jan 2021
• SAN(SC)20/08, LG 65-inch OLED TVs (certain models) may overheat: product recall, issued on 07 Oct 20
• SAN(SC)20/07, Foreign body aspiration during intubation, advanced airway management or ventilation, issued on 14 Sep 20
• SAN(SC)20/06, National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (NIVAS) recommend to reserve use of 50ml luer lock syringes for critical care infusion, issued on 08 Apr 20
• SAN(SC)20/05, Protection of hospital oxygen pipeline systems through managed distribution of oxygen-dependent patients (Covid-19), issued on 07 Apr 20
• SAN(SC)20/04, Blood control safety cannula & needle thoracostomy for tension pneumothorax issued on 03 Apr 20
• SAN(SC)20/03, Interruption of high flow nasal oxygen during transfer, issued on 02 Apr 20
• SAN(SC)20/02, Ligature and ligature point risk assessment tools and policies, issued on 17 Mar 20
• SAN(SC)20/01, National adverse incident reporting and safety alert systems for medical devices, estates & facilities, and social care equipment, issued on 13 Jan 20
• SAN(SC)19/04, Risk of harm to babies and children from coin/button batteries in hearing aids and other hearing devices, issued on 20 Dec 19
• SAN(SC)19/03, Risk of death and severe harm from ingesting superabsorbent polymer gel granules, issued on 06 Dec 19
• SAN(SC)19/02, Depleted batteries in intraosseous injectors, issued on 08 Nov 19 2019
• SAN(SC)19/01, National adverse incident reporting and safety alert systems for medical devices, social care, estates and facilities equipment, issued on 10 Jan 19
• SAN(SC)02/19, Management of medical devices, equipment and accessories on loan, issued 19 Jun 2002
• SAN(SC)00/30, Handling of surgical instruments on loan from another organisation, issued 30 Oct 2000