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European Society for Quality in Healthcare

European Society for Quality in Healthcare. Founded 1998 to promote communication between the stakeholders in European health quality champion quality in healthcare in Europe stimulate innovation in healthcare quality in Europe. Members are National Societies for Quality in Healthcare.

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European Society for Quality in Healthcare

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  1. European Society for Quality in Healthcare • Founded 1998 to • promote communication between the stakeholders in European health quality • champion quality in healthcare in Europe • stimulate innovation in healthcare quality in Europe

  2. Members are National Societies for Quality in Healthcare CroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceIrelandItalyLithuania LuxembourgThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalSpainSwedenTurkeyUnited Kingdom

  3. ESQH special interest “offices” • Aarhus: Quality Indicators • Athens: cross-border health care • Barcelona: quality of elderly, mental health and social care services • Berlin: clinical guidelines • Gothenburg: Transfer between Industry and Healthcare • Krakow: Quality in Eastern & Central Europe • Padua: Patient Participation • Vienna: knowledge transfer

  4. Partners in European programmes • EC funded R&D: • MARQuIS • Simpatie • DUQuE • EUNetPaS • EC working groups • Health Policy Forum • Patient safety and quality

  5. NGO projects • European Accreditation Network • SANITAS

  6. Self-Assessment Network Initial Testing and Standards • Partners include European NGOs: • Association Hospital Managers (EAHM) • Association for Private Hospitals (UEHP). • Health Management Association (EHMA) • Standing Committee of Doctors (CPME) • Patients’ Forum (EPF) • Union of Public Health Associations (EUPHA) • European Committee for Standardization (CEN)

  7. Project design • Map existing European guidance, directives, recommendations into a toolkit for hospital assessment • Field test draft by voluntary self-assessment in a sample of hospitals • Peer review to validate self-assessments, identify training needs • Evaluate the guidance, assessment procedure and compliance

  8. Sources of standards for Europe • Legal rights and responsibilities of patients • Biomedical, health service research • EC implementation guidelines, directives • Complementary, validated standards from national and European authorities • Validated cross-border indicators • International consensus on standards-based assessment of hospitals

  9. Open conference: Quality Improvement in Europe 19, 20 May 2011 Krakow • In conjunction with: • European Commission • WHO Europe • Ministry of Health, Poland • International Society for Quality in Healthcare See www.esqh.net

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