Examples of reporting systems and schemes in the UK
| Reporting system/scheme | Uses |
|---|---|
| National Reporting and Learning System | Adverse and patient safety incidents in England and Wales—all organisations upload their incidents to this system |
| Yellow Card System (run by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Commission on Human Medicines) | Suspected adverse drug reactions in the UK |
| MHRA | Adverse incidents involving medical devices in the UK |
| Healthcare Improvement Scotland | Adverse incident management across the NHS in Scotland |
| Datix incident reporting system | Used by around 75% of NHS hospital trusts to report adverse incidents and near misses |
| National Patient Safety Alerting System (run by NHS England) | Cascading important safety alerts to healthcare providers to avoid harm in England |