Report from the Commission to the Council on the basis of Member States' reports on the implementation of the Council Recommendation (2009/C 151/01) on patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections

An own-initiative report on Member States' implementation of the Council Recommendation on patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections. The amendments cite instruments on cross-border healthcare, antimicrobial resistance and infection control, and revise recitals defining healthcare-associated infections and other adverse events such as medication-related and surgical complications, and the estimated share of hospital patients suffering adverse events.