Abstract
Introduction: Nasogastric (NG) tube placement for the delivery of nutrition support in patients is commonplace, with over 3 million NG/OG tubes used in the NHS between Sept 2011 and March 20161. Despite NPSA alerts in 2005, 2011, 2013, and 2016 highlighting key issues surrounding NG tube safety, there continue to be ‘Never Events’ reported annually to the Strategic Executive Information System (StEIS) (95 instances between Sept 2011 and March 20162). As part of a rolling programme of competency assessment for nursing staff who manage NG tubes within UHCW, we set about to audit compliance with standards.
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