Patient safety important issue in healthcare

Patient safety means that the care personnel and different kinds of healthcare units within the field have agreed upon certain principles and procedures when taking care and treating the patients. The basic idea of patient safety is the same what patient herself, relatives and the care personnel usually wish for; that no matter how sick or injured the patient is, the treatment shouldn't do any added harm to the patient. Failures and neglecting of the patient safety can lead to malpractices in treatment and can be even life threatening for the patients.