French Court of Accounts Reports Medical Errors

Magistrates are advocating for safety-of-care training to be included in medical studies. They also recommend establishing a national list of dangerous medications to regulate hospital prescriptions. The proposal aims to encourage reporting of medical errors by making the declaration process simpler. The source noted that current procedures are often perceived as overly complex by healthcare establishments. French magistrates have proposed new training focused on the analysis and declaration of adverse medical events. The initiative aims to ensure professionals, including doctors and nurses, can better identify and report incidents with consequences. The proposal said moving beyond simple procedural declarations to a more thorough analytical approach. The report highlights that the threshold for performing breast cancer surgeries in France is at least 70 interventions per year, whereas other European countries set a minimum of 150. The Court suggests reviewing these thresholds if accidents are too frequent to ensure patient safety.