NHS use of 'unsafe' syringes to be examined The government will examine claims the NHS was slow to take a "dangerous" automatic syringe out of service.
It follows a whistleblower's warning, reported in the Sunday Times, that the devices could have caused widespread deaths among elderly patients.
The syringes, used to give powerful painkillers, were in use until 2015. BBC News
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It follows a whistleblower's warning, reported in the Sunday Times, that the devices could have caused widespread deaths among elderly patients.
The syringes, used to give powerful painkillers, were in use until 2015. BBC News
See also:
- Gosport nurses first raised alarm over use of painkillers 30 years ago The Daily Telegraph
- Gosport inquiry panel accused of "NHS cover up" over faulty syringe drivers The Daily Telegraph
- Hunt orders probe into faulty opioid syringe pumps amid allegations thousands may have died The Daily Telegraph
- After Gosport, who would want to be elderly and in hospital now? | Catherine Bennett The Guardian
- NHS use of ‘fatal’ syringes to be examined, says Jeremy Hunt The Independent
- The Observer view on Gosport War Memorial hospital editorial The Observer
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