Incident reporting to NPSA

6 March 2008

PSNC has been working with the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) since its inception in order to encourage and develop the pro-safety culture of community pharmacy. An important aspect of the NPSA’s work is the collation of reports of patient safety incidents which have occurred within NHS care settings. The NPSA is then able to distil learning from these reports which can help to prevent future reoccurrences and can lead to the development of safety solutions.

As part of the new contract community pharmacies have to report patient safety incidents to the NPSA. The easiest way to make these reports is via the NPSA website e-form (www.npsa.nhs.uk/eform). To facilitate the collection and recording of the information needed to report an incident to the NPSA a form has been produced which community pharmacies may choose to use. The form and its guidance notes are available by clicking on the links below. An electronic e-form template which can be filled in using Microsoft Word can also be downloaded.

PSNC is grateful for the assistance that the NPSA have provided in developing these forms.

Downloads

Some publications downloads require Adobe Reader or Microsoft Word.

Incident reporting form (126 KB)
Incident reporting form (80 KB)
Incident reporting guidance notes (58 KB)