Patient Safety Alert – Risk of Death and Serious Harm by Falling from Hoists

Thursday, 29th October 2015

The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency has issued a patient safety alert today concerning the risk of death and serious harm by falling from hoists following a significant number of incidents in the workplace which have resulted in fatality and serious injury.

For full details of the alert and what your course of action should be in relation to this please see the link below:

Patient Safety Alert - Falling from hoists October 2015 FINAL.pdf