The German Coalition for Patient Safety (APS) APS, is a network that is dedicated to safe health care in Germany. Healthcare professionals from all professions and institutions, patient organizations and interested parties have come together in 2005 to share responsibility for coming up with concrete ways of enhancing patient safety in everyday medical and nursing care. They are available as recommendations for action to all stakeholders in the healthcare system. APS stands for: Credibility through independence – Bundling of professional competencies – Interdisciplinary and multi-professional networking – and the principle: from practice for practice.