Guidance

Safer radiotherapy: national patient safety radiotherapy event taxonomy

A user guide for understanding and applying the national patient safety radiotherapy event taxonomy.

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The national patient safety radiotherapy event taxonomy user guide provides guidance on the application and submission of radiotherapy event reports, including terminology, definitions, taxonomies, and practical examples.

The spreadsheet supports providers with the integration of national coding taxonomies into local event learning systems.

This guidance replaces previous publications, such as the 鈥楧evelopment of learning from radiotherapy errors鈥� supplementary guidance series.

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Published 27 May 2025

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