What is patient safety "Never Event"?
NGPOD increases safety for people who use nasogastric tubes, including reducing the risks identified as the causes of a particular category of clinical incident that NHS England classifies as a Never Event, but what is a Never Event?


In this short video, we explain what a Never Event is and why inclusion in this category of patient safety incidents increases the urgency to adopt NGPOD.
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NGPod: Stop "Never Events", improve patient recovery and reduce costs
The NGPod handheld devices overcomes many of the risks associated with existing Nasogastric placement confirmation methods.
- No aspiration required
- No interpretation required. Get a clear "Yes/No" answer
- Rapid result [c.15 seconds]
- Reduce delays to patients treatment, hydration and nutrition
- More cost-effective than testing with pH strips