Press Release: MEPs propose blueprint for safer healthcare

The European Parliament approved on 19 May 2015 a resolution suggesting ways to improve patient safety. This includes tackling growing resistance to human and veterinary antibiotics, using today’s treatments more responsibly and promoting innovation.

MEPs noted that 8% to 12% of patients in hospitals across the European Union suffer adverse events, such as healthcare-related infections, which are implicated in 37,000 deaths a year and place a heavy burden on limited health service budgets.

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ESO: Background information: Health MEPs propose blueprint for safer healthcare http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-health-meps-propose-blueprint-for-safer-healthcare/

EurActiv, 26.05.15: Parliament votes for tougher regulation of antibiotics http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/parliament-votes-tougher-regulation-antibiotics-314815

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