Mewn adroddiad gan banel annibynnol ar farwolaethau cleifion yn ysbyty Gosport War Memorial Hospital yn Hampshire, canfuwyd bod bywydau o leiaf 456 o gleifion wedi eu byrhau yn sgil defnyddio cyffuriau opioid heb gyfiawnhad, rhwng 1989 a 2000. Er bod yr adroddiad yn edrych yn benodol ar bryderon ynghylch safonau gofal Gosport, dyma gyfle pwysig i atgoffa pob darparwr gofal am bwysigrwydd systemau a phrosesau cadarn i ddefnyddio cyffuriau opioid a chyffuriau eraill a reolir mewn ffordd ddiogel. Mae hefyd yn gyfle i dynnu sylw at bwysigrwydd gwrando ar bryderon staff, cleifion a'u hanwyliaid, a gweithredu ar y pryderon hynny.
The independent panel report into the deaths of patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital in Hampshire found at least 456 patients had their lives shortened through the use of opioids without justification, between 1989 and 2000.  Whilst the report looked specifically at concerns regarding the standards of care at Gosport, it serves as an important reminder to all care providers about the importance of robust systems and processes to support the safe use of opioids and other controlled drugs. It also highlights the need to ensure the concerns of staff, patients and their loved ones are listened to and acted upon.