Phone
  • Phone
  • For doctors
  • Contact
  • Jobs
  • News / Events
  • International Patients
  • Blog
EN FR DE IT
MENU
  • Hospitals
    back

    Hospitals

    Hospitals
      French-speaking Switzerland
    • Clinique de Genolier
    • Clinique de Montchoisi - Lausanne
    • Clinique de Valère - Sion
    • Clinique Générale Ste-Anne - Fribourg
    • Clinique Générale-Beaulieu - Geneva
    • Clinique Montbrillant - Chaux-de-Fonds
    • Clinique Valmont - Glion sur Montreux
    • Hôpital de La Providence - Neuchâtel
    • Hôpital de Moutier
    • Hôpital de Saint-Imier
      • German-speaking Switzerland
    • Privatklinik Belair
    • Privatklinik Bethanien - Zürich
    • Privatklinik Lindberg - Winterthur
    • Privatklinik Obach - Solothurn
    • Privatklinik Siloah
    • Privatklinik Villa im Park, Rothrist
    • Rosenklinik Rapperswil
    • Schmerzklinik Basel
    • Spital Zofingen
      • Ticino
    • Clinica Ars Medica - Gravesano
    • Clinica Sant'Anna - Sorengo
  • Centres
    back

    Centres

    Centres
      French-speaking Switzerland
    • Centre Médical Clinique Générale
      • Centre Médical Clinique Générale
      • Specialties
      • Doctors
      • News / Events
      • Contact
      • Search
      • Center for Sport
    • Centre Médical Eaux-Vives
    • Centre Médical Valère
    • Consultations dans le Haut Valais
    • Médicentre Corgémont
    • Medicentre Courroux
    • Medicentre Courtelary
    • Médicentre Moutier
    • Médicentre Tavannes
    • Medicentre Valbirse
    • Montchoisi Medical Center
    • Policlinique de Valère
    • Polyclinic Genolier
      • German-speaking Switzerland
    • Ärztezentrum Bümpliz
    • Ärztezentrum Ittigen
    • Ärztezentrum Oerlikon
    • Ärztezentrum Ostermundigen
    • Ärztezentrum Schönburg
    • Ärztezentrum Siloah Murten
    • Ärztezentrum Solothurn
    • Ladies Permanence Stadelhofen
    • Medizinisches Zentrum Biel
    • Medizinisches Zentrum Haus zur Pyramide
    • Xundheitszentrum
      • Xundheitszentrum
      • Beromünster
      • Escholzmatt
      • Egerkingen
      • Reinach
      • Grindelwald
      • Wengen
      • Schaffhausen
      • Stein am Rhein
      • Silvaplana
      • ‎ Seewadel
      • Ticino
    • Ars Medica Agno
    • Ars Medica Bellinzona
    • Ars Medica Manno
    • Centromedico
      • Centromedico
      • Blenio
      • Chiasso
      • Locarno
      • Cugnasco
      • Stabio
      • Lugano
      • Bellinzona
      • Mendrisio
      • Lugano Centro
      • Faido
      • Claro
      • Bellinzona Castello
    • Poliambulatorio Pediatrico
    • Poliambulatorio Sant'Anna
      • Specialised centres
    • Cancer centres
    • Radiology centres
    • Spine centres
    • Sports medicine centres
    • Neurology centres
    • Centre du Sein
      • Centre du Sein
      • Breast Cancer Symptoms and Early Detection
      • Breast Cancer Diagnosis
      • Breast Cancer Treatment
      • Breast Cancer Aftercare
      • Breast Cancer Prevention
    • Radio-oncology and nuclear medicine centres
  • Swiss Visio
  • Medical specialty
  • Doctors
  • For patients
    back

    For patients

    For patients
    • Hospitality
      • Hospitality
      • Caffè Carlito
    • International patients
    • Swiss domiciled patients
  • About us
    back

    About us

    About us
    • Bee Sustainable
    • Board of Directors
    • Management
    • Medical infrastructure
    • Philosophy
    • Quality management
    • Science and Innovation
      • Science and Innovation
      • Clinical and translational research
  • Integrated care
    back

    Integrated care

    Integrated care
    • Aare-Netz
    • Bärn-Netz
    • Réseau de l'Arc
    • Rete Sant'Anna
EN FR DE IT
  • Hospitals
    back

    Hospitals

    Hospitals
    • Clinica Ars Medica - Gravesano
    • Clinica Sant'Anna - Sorengo
    • Clinique de Genolier
    • Clinique de Montchoisi - Lausanne
    • Clinique de Valère - Sion
    • Clinique Générale Ste-Anne - Fribourg
    • Clinique Générale-Beaulieu - Geneva
    • Clinique Montbrillant - Chaux-de-Fonds
    • Clinique Valmont - Glion sur Montreux
    • Hôpital de La Providence - Neuchâtel
    • Hôpital de Moutier
    • Hôpital de Saint-Imier
    • International Patients
      • International Patients
      • Information & Services
      • Our Hospitals
      • Medical Services
      • Team
      • Contact us
      • Media
    • Privatklinik Belair
    • Privatklinik Bethanien - Zürich
    • Privatklinik Lindberg - Winterthur
    • Privatklinik Obach - Solothurn
    • Privatklinik Siloah
    • Privatklinik Villa im Park, Rothrist
    • Rosenklinik Rapperswil
    • Schmerzklinik Basel
    • Spital Zofingen
  • Centres
    back

    Centres

    Centres
    • Ars Medica Agno
    • Ars Medica Bellinzona
    • Ars Medica Manno
    • Ärztezentrum Bümpliz
    • Ärztezentrum Ittigen
    • Ärztezentrum Oerlikon
    • Ärztezentrum Ostermundigen
    • Ärztezentrum Schönburg
    • Ärztezentrum Siloah Murten
    • Ärztezentrum Solothurn
    • Centre Médical Clinique Générale
      • Centre Médical Clinique Générale
      • Specialties
      • Doctors
      • News / Events
      • Contact
      • Search
      • Center for Sport
    • Centre Médical Eaux-Vives
    • Centre Médical Valère
    • Centromedico
      • Centromedico
      • Blenio
      • Chiasso
      • Locarno
      • Cugnasco
      • Stabio
      • Lugano
      • Bellinzona
      • Mendrisio
      • Lugano Centro
      • Faido
      • Claro
      • Bellinzona Castello
    • Consultations dans le Haut Valais
    • Ladies Permanence Stadelhofen
    • Médicentre Corgémont
    • Medicentre Courroux
    • Medicentre Courtelary
    • Médicentre Moutier
    • Médicentre Tavannes
    • Medicentre Valbirse
    • Medizinisches Zentrum Biel
    • Medizinisches Zentrum Haus zur Pyramide
    • Montchoisi Medical Center
    • Poliambulatorio Pediatrico
    • Poliambulatorio Sant'Anna
    • Policlinique de Valère
    • Polyclinic Genolier
    • Xundheitszentrum
      • Xundheitszentrum
      • Beromünster
      • Escholzmatt
      • Egerkingen
      • Reinach
      • Grindelwald
      • Wengen
      • Schaffhausen
      • Stein am Rhein
      • Silvaplana
      • ‎ Seewadel
    • Cancer centres
    • Radiology centres
    • Spine centres
    • Sports medicine centres
    • Neurology centres
    • Centre du Sein
      • Centre du Sein
      • Breast Cancer Symptoms and Early Detection
      • Breast Cancer Diagnosis
      • Breast Cancer Treatment
      • Breast Cancer Aftercare
      • Breast Cancer Prevention
    • Radio-oncology and nuclear medicine centres
  • Swiss Visio
  • Medical specialty
  • Doctors
  • For patients
    back

    For patients

    For patients
    • Hospitality
      • Hospitality
      • Caffè Carlito
    • International patients
    • Swiss domiciled patients
  • About us
    back

    About us

    About us
    • Bee Sustainable
    • Board of Directors
    • Management
    • Medical infrastructure
    • Philosophy
    • Quality management
    • Science and Innovation
      • Science and Innovation
      • Clinical and translational research
  • Integrated care
    back

    Integrated care

    Integrated care
    • Aare-Netz
    • Bärn-Netz
    • Réseau de l'Arc
    • Rete Sant'Anna
  • Phone
  • For doctors
  • Contact
  • Jobs
  • News / Events
  • International Patients
  • Blog
EN FR DE IT
close search

How can we help you?

Top searches

Jobs
Radiology
Physiotherapy
Oncology
Apprenticeship
Management
Gynecology
Ergotherapy
Radiotherapy
Mri
Neurology
Neursurgery
Show all suggestions
Health
Prevention
Enterprise
14.09.2026

Patient Safety Week 2026

17 September marks the WHO’s World Patient Safety Day. Swiss Medical Network is marking the occasion with a themed week running from 14 to 18 September 2026. Five articles explain what patient safety actually means in the context of managing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Four interviews give a voice to healthcare professionals and a patient.

Day 1 – Prevention

Prevention only becomes patient safety when risks are not merely identified, but jointly assessed, documented and reliably monitored.

Read the article

Day 2 – Support for people with NCDs

2.7 million people in Switzerland are living with a chronic condition. Six key elements ensure they receive the right support, from setting shared goals to regular medication checks.

Read the article

Tag 3 – Patient Empowerment

Treatment is a team effort: How patients move from being recipients to becoming active partners in their own treatment.

Read the article

Day 4 – Handover

A handover is only secure when nothing is left to chance. Five principles ensure secure handovers at the start and end of a shift.

Read the article

Day 5 – Integrated Care (VIVA)

A shared patient record, coordinated treatment goals and a capitation-based payment model make healthcare safer and more effective.

Read the article

Read our expert interviews

What is the most important contribution a patient can make to their own health?

What is the first step towards taking an active role in managing your own health?

What advice would you give to someone who has just been diagnosed with a chronic condition?

What small dietary change can have a significant impact on health?