NIAIC

Guidance Publications

These publications are produced occasionally when Guidance is needed for topical issues and a Device Bulletin would not be a suitable format.

They are provided free. They are available in .pdf format and can be downloaded by clicking on the appropriate publication.

Guidance Publications - 2006

Title Issue	Date	Contents
NIAIC A3 Poster Reporting Adverse Incidents	March 2006	Reporting Adverse Incidents (PDF 68 KB)

Guidance Publications - 2005

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Guidance Publications - 2004

Title Issue	Date	Contents
Top 10 Tips for Endoscope Decontamination	October 2005	Top 10 Tips for Endoscope Decontamination (PDF 24 KB)

Guidance Publications - 2003

Title Issue	Date	Contents
NIAIC One Liners 03/02	20-Aug-03	An occasional series of information sheets focusing on topical device safety issues 03/02 (PDF 128 KB)
NIAIC One Liners 03/01	20-Aug-03	An occasional series of information sheets focusing on topical device safety issues 03/01 (PDF 129 KB)

Guidance Publications - 2002

Title Issue	Date	Contents
NIAIC One Liners 02/06	07-Mar-02	An occasional series of information sheets focusing on topical device safety issues 02/06 (PDF 39 KB)
NIAIC One Liners 02/05	07-Mar-02	An occasional series of information sheets focusing on topical device safety issues 02/05 (PDF 37 KB)
NIAIC One Liners 02/04	07-Mar-02	An occasional series of information sheets focusing on topical device safety issues 02/04 (PDF 38 KB)
NIAIC One Liners 02/03	01-Oct-02	An occasional series of information sheets focusing on topical device safety issues. 02/03 (PDF 13 KB)
NIAIC One Liners 02/02	01-Oct-02	An occasional series of information sheets focusing on topical device safety issues. 02/02 (PDF 38 KB)
NIAIC One Liners 01/02	01-Oct-02	An occasional series of information sheets focusing on topical device safety issues. 01/02 (PDF 36 KB)
Infusion Pumps check list	01-Oct-02	Infusion Pumps check list. (PDF 34 KB)

Guidance Publications - 2001

Title Issue	Date	Contents
Devices in Practice	05-Oct-01	DEVICES IN PRACTICE - A GUIDE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS (PDF 134 KB) Medical devices play a crucial role in care and treatment. This booklet provides a practical guide to medical devices for all health and social care service professionals involved in primary care. This booklet is for: health and social care professionals working in a range of primary care settings including residential and nursing homes health and social care organisations as they develop policies and protocols for the use of medical devices voluntary and charitable organisations who provide devices direct to individuals or health and social care organisations

One Liners

For a number of years the MHRA have provided useful information in the form on a one-page flyer. This information has now gone on-line at the MHRA Website and will no longer be distributed in paper form by NIAIC to the HPSS.

Visit http://www.mhra.gov.uk

to see the text of each flyer, you will also be presented with the opportunity of loading a colour pdf version. We would recommend that if you find any article of use to your staff you should print it out and place it on your local notice board.

2005

Issue Number	Date of Issue	Main Points of Interest
39	Dec 2005	ALL medical devices can fail but an increasing number of incidents that result in significant morbidity or mortality arise out of user/device interface problems or because of poor practices. (PDF 24 KB)
38	Nov 2005	All medical devices can fail but an increasing number of incidents that result in significant morbidity or mortality arise out of user/device interface problems or because of poor practices. (PDF 102 KB)
37	Oct 2005	This edition focuses on a number of user issues that have been reported to MHRA, which involve tracheostomy tubes. (PDF 83 KB)
36	Aug 2005	This special edition is of particular interest to laboratory staff and other users of IVDs (PDF 88 KB)
35	July 2005	General
34	May 2005	General (PDF 74 KB)
33	Mar 2005	General (PDF 71 KB)
32	Jan 2005	This special edition is of particular interest to laboratory staff and other users of IVDs (PDF 75 KB)

2004

Issue Number	Date of Issue	Main Points of Interest
31	Dec 2004	General (PDF 73 KB)
30	Nov 2004	General (PDF 72 KB)
29	Sept 2004	This special edition highlights some of the issues relating to the safe use and decontamination in using endoscopes. (PDF 73 KB)
28	July 2004	General (PDF 66 KB)
27	May 2004	General (PDF 148 KB)
26	Mar 2004	This issue focuses on devices used by people with diabetes, highlighting some of the main problems and how these can be addressed (PDF 186 KB)
25	Jan 2004	General (PDF 81 KB)