HSIB notes the following safety action: The British National Formulary has been updated to provide information to healthcare practitioners on Humulin R U-500 insulin.
insulin pumps.
...of clinical undergraduate and pre-registration education, and trust preceptorship/ induction programmes, can improve patient safety by using the findings of this report to prioritise diabetes care and insulin...
For type 1 diabetes, the investigation heard that approximately 1 in 25 patients in hospital go into diabetic ketoacidosis because their insulin is omitted or they are not given enough insulin to deal...
It may be beneficial to review the unintended consequences associated with the use of pre-populated prescriptions for arterial flush fluid and also insulin.
1.3 Insulin pens and insulin pen needles...
Insulin: supporting safe self-administration for patients in the community with a mental health problem report published...
Insulin...
NHS (2023) Insulin for type 2 diabetes. Available at https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/insulin/insulin-for-type-2-diabetes/ (Accessed 2 June 2025).