The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) and EWMA have published the first of four articles about patient safety. The article is available for download here: Patient safety across Europe: the perspective of pressure ulcers.

EPUAP and EWMA are collaborating in a joint engagement in the Pressure Ulcers (PU) prevention and patient safety agendas at the European level as well as at the national level in selected European countries.

The article focuses on obstacles and possible ways forward for patients and health care staff in prevention of Pressure Ulcers.

Further information about the joint work of EPUAP and EWMA can be found here.