NHS England, January 2014
- The National Patient Safety Alerting System (NPSAS) is an improved three-level system for highlighting patient safety risks in NHS organisations, and implementing action to reduce risk. This guide explains the new system and provides support to ensure organisations are equipped to act on and implement each stage of the new NHS England patient safety alerts.
- By April 2014 monthly data will be published on the NHS England website about any trusts who have failed to declare compliance with stage one, two, or three NPSAS alerts by their set due date. Failure to comply is likely to be used by the CQC in their Intelligent Monitoring System and as an integral part of commissioners’ responsibilities for improving quality.
- The guide includes a checklist to identify steps required to be ready to receive and implement the new National Patient Safety Alerting System.
