Medical beds, trolleys, bed rails, bed grab handles and lateral turning devices: risk of death from entrapment or falls
18 deaths and 54 serious injuries 2018-2022. Update policies, train staff, ensure risk assessments for all bed rail patients.
Source · National Patient Safety Alerts
WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
RBK ODS code
WEST MIDLANDS region
3 open alerts
2 Sep 2026 CAS snapshot
National Patient Safety Alerts recorded as open for this trust after their completion deadline had passed, drawn from the MHRA Central Alerting System compliance report of 2 September 2026. That report names only organisations past a deadline, so it records neither compliance nor the position since that snapshot.
Open alerts for this trust
Risk of oxytocin overdose during labour and childbirth
Cease pre-preparing oxytocin infusions at ward level. Higher postnatal dose accidentally given before birth harms mother and infant.
Risk associated with adult breathing circuits lacking a patent exhalation route
Develop local guidance for assembling breathing circuits, implement staff training on safety checks.
Data source
Data from the MHRA Central Alerting System compliance report of 2 September 2026, which lists alerts that had passed their completion deadline and remained open at that date. The Central Alerting System does not publish a list of compliant organisations, and the report says nothing about the position since that snapshot.