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Guidance on naming human medicines, including Braille requirements for the name on the product label.
E-learning modules for healthcare professionals on minimising the risks of using medicines and information on how to access medical device modules.
Resources explaining healthcare professionals' duty to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in girls under 18.
This action plan sets out the measures that will be used to make NHS maternity services safer.
Sets out government policy on safeguarding vulnerable adults, including a statement of principles for use by local authorities.
Guidance for safe use in medical, surgical, dental and aesthetic practices
Apply for and maintain registrations for the brokering of human medicines.
Information about how to register your homeopathic medicinal product through the Simplified Homeopathic Registration Scheme or the UK Homeopathic National Rules Scheme
Updated guidance on occupational HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) from the UK Chief Medical Officers' Expert Advisory Group on AIDS (EAGA).
Memorandum of understanding for investigating healthcare incidents where suspected criminal activity may have contributed to death or serious life-changing harm.
A full list of schemes included in the Estates Safety Fund 2025 to 2026, addressing critical infrastructure and safety risk in NHS hospital buildings.
Directions on safety and security to providers of high security psychiatric services.
The Lampard Inquiry (formerly known as the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry) will examine deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex between 2000 and 2023.
An overview of the legal requirements for children’s medicines that Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) need to abide by.
A poster explaining the different symbols used on medical devices.
These documents remind health services of their duties to safeguard adults.
Guidance for healthcare professionals on effectively decontaminating endoscopes.
Explains how to report a suspected or confirmed norovirus outbreak using the HNORS website, for infection control staff in NHS hospitals.
Information about payments to GPs, dentists and ophthalmic performers who are suspended from the NHS performers list.
Record retention and disposal policy.
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