These guidance documents/posters all relate to areas of practice that physiotherapists and occupational therapists may be involved in and so may be of help.
Guidance and publications relevant to physiotherapists and occupational therapists
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13 Feb 2012 | One Liners issue 91a - February 2012
The aim of this edition is to highlight common issues that have been encountered and provides guidance on preventing problems in the future.
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20 Dec 2011 | Single-use Medical Devices: Implications and Consequences of Reuse - DB 2006(04) v2.0
A reissue of our guidance for healthcare professionals.
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01 Dec 2011 | Single-use medical devices - leaflet
A publication to help clarify the meaning of the term 'single-use' and the symbol that represents it.
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22 Nov 2011 | One Liners issue 90 - November 2011: Assistive Technologies Special Issue
This news sheet is aimed at healthcare professionals and highlights incidents involving slings and hoists which have resulted in serious injury or even death.
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26 Oct 2011 | One Liners issue 89 - October 2011: Wheelchair use
This edition highlights common issues that have been encountered with wheelchair use and provides guidance on preventing problems in the future.
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16 Aug 2011 | Safe use of bed rails - poster
A poster aimed at healthcare professionals, giving advice on how to avoid entrapment hazards with bed rails.
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21 Jul 2011 | Letter to NAEP UK Ltd - provision of bath lifts for independent use in a domestic environment
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10 Mar 2011 | Reporting Adverse Incidents and Disseminating Medical Device Alerts - DB 2011(01)
This publication provides guidance on the MHRA's system for reporting adverse incidents for medical devices, and information on the dissemination of Medical Device Alerts.
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18 Oct 2010 | One Liners issue P1 – October 2010
The annual cost of medical devices in the health service is now almost as great as that for pharmaceutical products. It is therefore vital that within each trust or healthcare organisation there are systems in place for the purchasing and management of medical devices. This special poster edition of One Liners aims to set out some of the main issues that need to be taken into account.
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24 May 2010 | Report on Devices Adverse Incidents in 2009
This annual report provides an overview of medical device-related adverse incident reports received by the MHRA in 2009.
