Patient 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...
Patient safety is an issue which in recent years has grown to prominence in a number of countries' political and health service agendas. The World ...
