Access to critical patient information at the bedside

From the investigation: Access to critical patient information at the bedside

Recommendation date:

Safety recommendation

HSIB recommends that NHS England, during review of relevant Health Building Notes and Technical Memoranda, includes, as a consideration, that bedside patient information should be consistently visible.

Response:

We will implement the recommendation in the upcoming Health Building Note (HBN) 04-01: Adult Inpatient update and review the need for the recommendation to be implemented in the following documents as and when they are updated:

  • HBN 04-02: Critical Care Units.
  • HBN 23: Designing hospital accommodation for children.
  • Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 08-03: Bedhead services.

Action planned to deliver safety recommendation: We will implement the recommendation in the upcoming Health Building Note (HBN) 04-01: Adult Inpatient update by 31 December 2023.

Response received on 17 April 2023.

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