NHS England has issued urgent guidance on the mitigations that NHS Trusts should consider to protect staff by limiting their occupational exposure to nitrous oxide (N2O) and the recommended governance arrangements for board assurance of occupational exposure to N2O. The guidance includes a clear message on removing gas and air provision as a last resort. The guidance can be accessed here.
The guidance also refers to some case studies and standard operating procedures provided by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust. We would like to thank those Trusts for sharing these details. These documents are available from the NHS Estates Collaboration Hub.
Any queries on this guidance should be e-mailed to: [email protected] marked for the attention of Andy Summerbell and Mike Ralph.
