- Council of the European Union: Council conclusions on patient safety and quality of care, including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance
- EC Directorate for Health& Consumers: Patient Safety – New EU Rapid Alert platform for human Blood and Blood Components
- European Parliament Report on Patient Safety
- European Parliament Report on Patient Safety – Summary
- European Patients’ Forum Conference “Towards active patient participation in healthcare”, Tonio BORG, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, opening speech, Dublin, Ireland, May 23, 2013
- EU support for key public health initiatives 2008-2011 Joint Actions
- DIRECTIVE 2011/24/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare
- COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION of 9 June 2009 on patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (2009/C 151/01)
- Recommendation Rec(2006)7 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on management of patient safety and prevention of adverse events in health care
- WHITE PAPER Together for Health: A Strategic Approach for the EU 2008-2013
- European Commission, Luxembourg Declaration on Patient Safety
- European Commission, EUROBAROMETER Patient safety and quality of healthcare – Full report
- 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
- COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT – Detailed analysis of countries’ reports on the implementation of the Council Recommendation (2009/C 151/01) on patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections