Description |
xvi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction : the development of a patient safety policy agenda / John Tingle -- Managing safety, quality and risk / Jo Samanta and Ash Samanta -- Pre-trial clinical negligence issues / Charles Foster -- The tort of negligence and patient safety / Jose Miola -- Medical ethics and patient safety / Nils Hoppe -- Psychological aspects of patient safety / Pippa Bark -- Blame free reporting : international developments / Johan Legemaate -- Economic aspects of hospital patient safety / Stephen Heasell -- Patient safety in secondary care / Ash Samanta and Jo Samanta -- Patient safety in mental health care / Eva Sundin, James Houston and Jamie Murphy -- Regulating patient safety in the European Union : realistic aspiration or unattainable goal? / Jean V. McHale -- Patient safety and clinical risk management in Germany / Marc Stauch -- Patient safety and the law in Canada / Joan M Gilmour -- New developments in the US : the federal patient safety act / Ronni P. Solomon -- Patient safety in American health care : regulatory models / Barry R. Furrow -- Responding to patient harm : patient safety initiatives in Australia / Merrilyn Walton |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Medical errors -- Prevention -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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Medical errors -- Prevention -- Law and legislation.
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Author |
Bark, Pippa.
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Tingle, John.
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LC no. |
2010037173 |
ISBN |
9780415557313 (hbk) |
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