Incident Reporting

1. There is a national reporting system designed for use by general practitioners, practice nurses and general practice staff to report patient safety incidents to the National Reporting and Learning System.
2. The NHS Patient Safety Strategy describes how the NHS will continuously improve patient safety, building on the foundations of a safer culture and safer systems.
3. Central alerting system, system for issuing patient safety alerts, important public health messages and other safety critical information and guidance to the NHS and others, including independent providers of health and social care.
4. Patient safety improvement programmes collectively form the largest safety initiative in the history of the NHS. They support a culture of safety, continuous learning and sustainable improvement across the healthcare system.
5. As the guardians of patient data, making sure it is protected and handled securely, NHS Digital provides guidance to the health and care sector on keeping patient data safe.