General National Patient Rights Protection

Patient rights in Italy are regulated by the Code on Medical Ethics. Because of the fact that this Code is not legally binding, “many in Italy, aspire to a more effective code of medical deontology which not only gives examples and advice but which also assumes the role of an actual law as happens in France where ‘Le code de déontologie médicale’ is a legislative act”. Although there is no concrete patient rights legislation in Italy, this does not mean that no evolution can be noticed concerning patient rights and the adaptation of the legislation to the Convention.

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