This National Patient Safety Alert has been issued by the NHS England National Patient Safety Team, co-badged by the Association of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group, instructing all relevant NHS funded providers to transition to NRFit™ connectors for all intrathecal and epidural procedures, and delivery of regional blocks.

Transition should be completed by 31 January 2025.

Please note the following updated links to the NHS Wales video resources referred to in the Alert: general specialties and anaesthetics.