LEADER 03390oam 2200625I 450 001 9910460252303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-10443-1 010 $a9786613104434 010 $a1-136-82440-5 010 $a0-203-83073-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203830734 035 $a(CKB)2670000000082164 035 $a(EBL)668782 035 $a(OCoLC)714142433 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000471979 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12212178 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471979 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10428977 035 $a(PQKB)11727574 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC668782 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL668782 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10462648 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL310443 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000082164 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPatient safety, law policy and practice /$fedited by John Tingle and Pippa Bark 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-415-85973-5 311 $a0-415-55731-3 327 $aCover; 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 care 327 $a10. 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; Index 330 $aPatient 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 606 $aMedical errors$xPrevention$xLaw and legislation$zGreat Britain 606 $aMedical errors$xPrevention$xLaw and legislation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMedical errors$xPrevention$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aMedical errors$xPrevention$xLaw and legislation. 676 $a344.04/1 701 $aBark$b Pippa$0931620 701 $aTingle$b John$0931621 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460252303321 996 $aPatient safety, law policy and practice$92095601 997 $aUNINA