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Helping Improve the Health of People with Learning Disabilities
There has been a website developed for people with learning disability (and carers) to access to ‘help with their health’. This website can be accessed using the link www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/LDmyhealth or alternatively by scanning the QR code at the bottom of this...
Central Alerting System: Insulin Pump Unintended Bolus Delivery
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products & Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary On the 19th of February 2019, MHRA issued a Medical Device Alert for Accu-Chek Insight insulin pumps manufactured by Roche Diabetes Centre. The alert is in regards to insulin...
Central Alerting System: Cardiac Pacemaker Failure
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products & Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary On the 13th of February 2019, MHRA issued a Medical Device Alert for Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers manufactured by Medtronic Inc. The alert is in regards to a subset of dual...
Central Alerting System: Drug Alert Class 2 Medicines Recall
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products & Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary On the 13th of February 2019, MHRA issued a Class 2 Medicines Recall for the Irbesartan 300mg Film-Coated Tablets; Irbesartan and the Hydrochlorothiazide 300 / 25mg Film-Coated...
Central Alerting System: Professional Use Monitor/Defibrillator Device Failure
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products & Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary On the 20th of February 2019, MHRA issued a medical device alert for the professional use monitor/defibrillator: LIFEPAK 15 manufactured by Stryker. The alert is in regards to...
Fees & Contracts News
Updates on the discussion about care fees against a diminishing local authority budget Further to our ongoing discussion on care fees with Hertfordshire County Council, and the Local Government Budget Settlement which was announced in late December, the...
Health & Safety Essentials
The Ideal Starter Pack for Small Businesses A trio of publications ideal for SMEs can be bought together as a pack. The three popular publications that comprise of our Health and safety essentials starter pack are available to download for free, or purchased...