title: Patient safety and professional practice across European borders.
abstract: Patient safety issues have increasingly become an issue of concern by the European Union (EU). This paper explores some recent EU proposals in the area of patient safety. It suggests that these proposals may have broad implications at member state level and ultimately may impact on professional practice standards in the UK.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Law, University of Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Jean V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: McHale
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D033161:Government Regulation; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014195:Travel; D006113:United Kingdom