Adverse Incident Reporting
Northern Ireland Adverse Incident Centre (NIAIC) Guidance
Reporting Medical Device and Estates Adverse Incidents
Early Alert System
Letter from Department of Health re: update to Early Alert System (issued 27th February 2019)
Letter from HSCB re: Department of Health Early Alert System (issued 6th December 2016)
Circular from Department of Health: Early Alert System (issued 28th November 2016)
Adverse Incident Learning
Accidental Extrusion of Sodium Hypochlorite
Please find below guidance that has been issued to all FPS Contractors regarding Serious Adverse Incidents.
- Cover Letter - Dental Contractors
- SAI Reference Guide for FPS Practitioners - Reporting of Adverse & Serious Incidents
- Appendix 1 - Particular Service User Circumstances
- Appendix 2 - Patient Information Leaflet - What do I need to know about a Serious Adverse Incident
- Appendix 3 - Checklist Documentation
- Engagement & Communication with the Service User / Family / Carers following a Serious Adverse Incident
Historical Information
Letter to GDPs re: Adverse Incident Reporting (February 2011)
Adverse Incidents - Why and How to Report
Adverse Incident Reporting Form (GDS) [December 2016]
Key questions in the reporting of adverse incidents
Guidance on communication following a serious adverse incident