On 1st August 2014, the European Commission launched a public consultation on its preliminary opinion on “Future EU Agenda on quality of health care with a special emphasis on patient safety”, which seeks to outline an EU agenda on patient safety and quality of care. It identifies a subset of commonly accepted dimensions of quality/safety applicable to all health services, which should be prioritised at EU level.
The consultation will run until 21 September 2014. Interested parties are invited to provide comments on this preliminary opinion online
