Press & Contact

Do you have any questions, suggestions or requests? Please feel free to get in touch.

Public relations is a key priority for the Action Alliance for Patient Safety (APS).
We aim to provide the best possible support to all media representatives in their work.

Aktionsbündnis Patientensicherheit

Press Office
Alte Jakobstraße 81
10179 Berlin
EMail: presse@aps-ev.de
Telephone (General): +49 (0)30 3642 816 – 20
Telephone (Press): +49 (0)30 3642 816 – 27

Responsible member of the Executive Board:

Dr. med. Christian Deindl
Deputy Chair
Aktionsbündnis Patientensicherheit e. V.

Joachim Maurice Mielert
Secretary-General
Aktionsbündnis Patientensicherheit e. V.

Information for press and media representatives

We have compiled the key facts and figures on patient safety for you in the press section of the APS website:

Save the Date: Hybrid press conference on XX/XX/2026

To mark World Patient Safety Day, we warmly invite all interested parties to our hybrid press conference on 16 September 2026 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. Together, we will discuss the key factors for greater diagnostic accuracy and explore innovative approaches to improving patient safety.

16 September 2026
11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Conference Centre at the Federal Press Conference Building
Schiffbauerdamm 40 (corner of Reinhardtstraße 55), 10117 Berlin

Online participation is available!

Press releases for World Patient Safety Day

15 September 2025

World Patient Safety Day 2025: Experts call for greater protection for children

The safety of children within the healthcare system must be a top priority. This is the call made by the Action Alliance for Patient Safety (APS), the KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse and the German Society for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ) on the occasion of World Patient Safety Day on…