title: Preventing adverse healthcare events: lessons from abroad.
abstract: John Tingle discusses a patient safety report from Minnesota, USA which contains some important lessons for maintaining and developing a safe and proper healthcare treatment environment.
authors.affiliation: Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tingle
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012449:Safety