In Finland, a patient ombudsman is appointed for all health care units.

Patient ombudsman for comparative effectiveness research (Section 1401(a), p.

Many also called for a national-level patient ombudsman to be established to publicize citizens’ experiences and to publicly advocate on their behalf.

Elliott was appointed as Ontario's first Patient Ombudsman which will be effective as of July 1st, 2016.

The ALDE's core amendment has been to appoint a European Patients Ombudsman.

On December 10, 2015, she was appointed by Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Eric Hoskins as Ontario's first patient ombudsman.

The precise role of the Patients Ombudsman will be to ensure that the EU citizen, the patient, is able to exercise the right conferred on him or her by this piece of legislation.

They range from patients' rights laws to non-binding patient charters, legal obligations for health professionals, patient ombudsmen, etc. Moreover, those mechanisms do not sufficiently take into account the situation of patients to or from other Member States.

I do not want to suggest that Mr Söderman has given up, but the fact that the EU's competent and patient Ombudsman has chosen to retire early is a signal that the Commission's absolute power is too overwhelming.

AT NATIONAL LEVEL Furthermore, establishments providing medical treatment must have a patient ombudsman, whose duty is to inform patients of their rights and to assist them, if necessary, in submitting a complaint, appeal or claim for indemnity.

The bill deals with several issues, including: patient’s admission to health care patient’s right to appropriate care and treatment patient’s right to information patient’s right to self-determination protection of privacy a special method for appeals founding of a system of patient ombudsmen, who would give information about patients’ rights and assist patients in making appeals.