Patient safety - avoiding, preventing and ameliorating adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from healthcare processes - is gaining increasing importance and attracting more attention. Interest is driven by poor practice incidents which lead to disastrous consequences for patients and relatives, and inquiries concluding with confidence-sapping findings and far-reaching rec Patient safety - avoiding, preventing and ameliorating adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from healthcare processes - is gaining increasing importance and attracting more attention. Interest is driven by poor practice incidents which lead to disastrous consequences for patients and relatives, and inquiries concluding with confidence-sapping findings and far-reaching recommendations. This e-book provides a clear and helpful discussion about the background and international context of patient safety. It considers the theoretical underpinnings of patient safety and gives the reader a fascinating insight into what practitioners, managers and educators feel about the value and nature of patient safety. Most importantly, it considers prevention strategies to enable a safe healthcare environment.