Essential reading material:
- The Scottish Government: Safe Administration of Intrathecal Cytotoxic Chemotherapy CEL 30 (2012) July 2012
- NHSGG&C: Policy for the Prescribing, Supply and Administration of Intrathecal Systemic Anticancer Therapy.
- Policy for Administration of Intrathecal Chemotherapy (RHC-HAEM-ONC013)
- Policy & Guidelines for the safe Prescribing, Dispensing & Administration of Systemic Anticancer Therapy for Children, Teenagers and Young Adults under the Care of the Haematology/Oncology Team at RHC, Glasgow (RHC-HAEM-ONC-014)
- Procedure for Performing a Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture & Administration of Intrathecal Chemotherapy (RHC-HAEM-ONC-012)
- Spillage Procedures for Chemotherapy (RHC-HAEM-ONC-005)
- NHSGG&C: Women & Children’s Directorate “Medicine Policy”
Recommended Reading:
- The prevention of intrathecal medication errors. A report to the chief medical officer, Professor Kent Woods. Director, NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme, 2001.
- External enquiry into the adverse incident that occurred at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, 4th January 2001. Professor Brain Toft.
- An organisation with a memory. Report of an expert group on learning from adverse events in the NHS, chaired by the Chief Medical Officer, 2000.