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.
Patient safety, law policy and practice. ISBN 9780415557313. Published by Routledge in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.