Subsection 1: General provisions

The management of risks associated with healthcare aims to prevent the occurrence of undesirable events associated with healthcare as defined in article R. 1413-66-1 and, if such an event occurs, to identify it, analyse its causes, mitigate or eliminate the harmful effects for the patient and implement measures to prevent it from happening again.

The legal representative of the health care organisation, after consultation with the chairman of the institutional medical committee in public health care organisations, or with the institutional medical conference in private health care organisations, decides on the organisation of the fight against adverse events associated with care. This organisation aims : 1° Implementing staff training and communication initiatives aimed at staff and users to develop a culture of safety in…

The legal representative of the health care organisation, after receiving a proposal from the chairman of the health care organisation’s medical committee in public health care organisations and in consultation with the health care organisation’s medical conference in private health care organisations, decides on the measures to be implemented as part of the action programme referred to in articles L. 6144-1 and L. 6161-2.

The legal representative of the health care organisation appoints, in consultation with the chairman of the institutional medical committee in public health care organisations or the institutional medical conference in private health care organisations, a healthcare-associated risk management coordinator to ensure that the tasks mentioned in 1° to 6° of Article R. 6111-2 can be fulfilled. This co-ordinator shall receive training appropriate to the performance of his duties. He shall…

Several healthcare establishments can cooperate to combat adverse events associated with healthcare.