The principle of patient safety as a soft law mechanism in the light of international and domestic standards
Robert Tabaszewski
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7737-0056
Abstract
The article deals with the concept of patient safety as a soft law mechanism in the light of international and domestic standards. It was shown that patient safety should be recognized as a necessary foundation of health care systems, and should be based on a preventive attitude and systematic analysis and feedback from different reporting systems: patients’ reports, complaints and claims, as well as systematic reporting of incidents, including complications, by healthcare personnel. According to the Recommendation Rec(2006)7 of the Committee of Ministers on the management of patient safety and prevention of adverse events in healthcare to member states, there is a legal need to assess patient safety on an ongoing basis, implement a learning organization, demonstrate ongoing safety improvement and determine when lapses in patient safety occur. The article deals with the issue of state obligations in this regard.
Keywords:
personal security, patient safety, patient rights, European Court of Human Rights, domestic obligations, soft lawReferences
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