🚨 Breaking Newsvia BMJ Latest
Hospitals and ambulance services have been warned that blood ketone testing—vital for patients at risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)—may be disrupted amid recalls of testing strips.The NHS supplier Nova Biomedical has withdrawn and recalled specified lots of its StatStrip ketone test strips because of quality control failures and is continuing to test its stock. New shipments are not expected to reach the UK until the end of the month.In response, a national patient safety alert has been issued by the…
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