Every year up to 750,000 patients are wrongly treated by German hospitals. Many of them suffer irreparable injuries or require permanent nursing care. “More than 17,000 patients die from the consequences of medical errors”, says Professor Matthias Schrappe, initiator of the Patient Safety Alliance and the first person to hold a chair in Patient Safety. It can happen to any of us. That is why this documentary aims to show.

Written by Wolfgang Klauser Directed by Wolfgang Klauser Director of photography Michael Plundrich Edited by Sven Voss Sound Marco Weichler Location Manager Britta Lehnert Line Producer Jörg Kunkel Executive producer Ulrich Lenze Editorial Manager Sabrina Hermsen Locations Hamburg Shooting period Aug - Dec 2011 Produced for ZDFzoom : 19.01.2011, ARD und 22.02.2011, NDR » back