title: Patient safety in the NHS: the tides of change.
abstract: John Tingle discusses the Department of Health's recent report on the review of arm's-length bodies (ALBs), particularly in relation to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) which, along with several other ALBs, is set to be abolished.
authors.affiliation: Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tingle
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom