03388oam 2200625I 450 991078960920332120230725030956.01-136-82439-11-283-10443-197866131044341-136-82440-50-203-83073-310.4324/9780203830734 (CKB)2670000000082164(EBL)668782(OCoLC)714142433(SSID)ssj0000471979(PQKBManifestationID)12212178(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471979(PQKBWorkID)10428977(PQKB)11727574(MiAaPQ)EBC668782(Au-PeEL)EBL668782(CaPaEBR)ebr10462648(CaONFJC)MIL310443(EXLCZ)99267000000008216420180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPatient safety, law policy and practice /edited by John Tingle and Pippa BarkLondon :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (265 p.)Includes index.0-415-85973-5 0-415-55731-3 Cover; Patient Safety, Law Policyand Practice; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface; Table of cases; Table of statutes; Introduction: The development of a patient safety policy agenda; 1. Managing quality, safety and risk; 2. Pre-trial clinical negligence issues; 3. The tort of negligence and patient safety; 4. Medical ethics and patient safety; 5. Psychological aspects of patient safety; 6. Blame free reporting: international developments; 7. Economic aspects of patient safety; 8. Patient safety in secondary care; 9. Patient safety in mental health care10. Regulating patient safety in the European Union: realistic aspiration or unattainable goal?11. Patient safety and clinical risk management in Germany; 12. Patient safety and the law in Canada; 13. New developments in the US: The Federal Patient Safety Act; 14. Patient safety in American health care: regulatory models; 15. Responding to patient harm: Patient safety initiatives in Australia; Untitled; IndexPatient safety is an issue which in recent years has grown to prominence in a number of countries' political and health service agendas. The World Health Organisation has launched the World Alliance for Patient Safety. Millions of patients, according to the Alliance, endure prolonged ill-health, disability and death caused by unreliable practices, services, and poor health care environments. At any given time 1.4 million people worldwide are suffering from an infection acquired in a health facility.Patient Safety, Law Policy and Practice explores the impact of legal systems Medical errorsPreventionLaw and legislationGreat BritainMedical errorsPreventionLaw and legislationMedical errorsPreventionLaw and legislationMedical errorsPreventionLaw and legislation.344.04/1Bark Pippa1523011Tingle John1489528MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789609203321Patient safety, law policy and practice3763065UNINA