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Noted (AI summary) Radis Community Care states that they generally do not remove minor aids and adaptations once fitted, as it is the responsibility of the homeowner, landlord or tenant to remove them. Exceptions are made for re-usable items or safeguarding concerns. Kirklees Council amended its Housing Assistance Policy to reflect that they may remove adaptations should they pose any risk to any persons in the household. The council will raise a Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) referral to help identify any learning for future purposes.

Noted (AI summary) The BHPA states it is not a regulatory authority and has no powers of compulsion. They will continue to encourage people who wish to fly aircraft to join the Association and to undertake and complete their training programmes. The CAA will publish new safety guidance on maintaining the airworthiness of SPHG aircraft, incorporated into the Paramotor Code by September 2024. They will also begin a project by November 2024 to explore ways to improve pilot performance and knowledge, including assessing the need for additional training regulation.

Noted (AI summary) NIVAS plans to publish guidelines in 2024 concerning the use of real time ultrasound guidance for central venous catheter insertion and the identification and management of inadvertent arterial puncture. They will also give the subject prominence at their annual conference in June 2024. The Association of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) and the Intensive Care Society (ICS) will ensure that updated "Safe Vascular Access" guidance has more explicit recommendations for checking CVC placement. The ICS is also developing a guideline for managing inadvertent arterial puncture during CVC insertion. NICE acknowledges the concerns but states that existing National safety standards for invasive procedures (NatSSIPs), ICS CVC Insertion Safety Checklist 2023, and AAGBI guidance already provide recommendations, and they do not consider that further NICE guidance would add to existing national recommendations. The Department of Health and Social Care acknowledges concerns about the absence of a national policy on CVC placement, but states that existing NICE guidance and national safety standards should inform local standards. They do not consider further action is needed at this time as the clinician departed from existing national recommendations, NICE guidelines and Trust policy.