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34 Hospital Accreditation <strong>KCE</strong> reports 70<br />

Spain - Valencia<br />

The key elements for improvement are the implementation of a feedback system from<br />

the users and stakeholders, the publication of a legal text authorizing the programme<br />

and a benchmark.<br />

UK - HAQU<br />

Continuous internal and external evaluation to highlight the areas that need<br />

improvement constitutes the key element for improvement. This covers standards<br />

revisions, format of standards and other materials, surveyor training, surveyor updating,<br />

information and support materials for participating organisations, report format,<br />

committee procedures to make accreditation decisions, etc.<br />

5.1.3 Synthesis of the literature study and survey results<br />

Many countries who participated in the survey, mainly 14 out of 18 (78%), have an<br />

accreditation programme in place.<br />

• Among the accreditation programmes, there are no patterns to be<br />

distinguished in terms of the 5 elements of the common framework,<br />

and they turn out to be very different in nature.<br />

• As far as the effect perspective is concerned (5 th element of the<br />

framework), it is striking that the majority (74% of the programmes -<br />

14 out of 19) does not have outcomes related data at their disposal.<br />

Within the remaining 26% only Ireland seems to have outcomes<br />

related data based on performance statistical indicators. Note: Ireland<br />

did not provide any details (the study performed by an external party<br />

is not published yet). However, there is a visible trend regarding the<br />

adherence to ISQua standards: more and more programmes (8 out of<br />

14 in 2004’ survey, 11 out of 14 at present) agree to work towards<br />

meeting them.<br />

On the 4 building blocks of the framework, the following conclusions may be drawn:<br />

Policy<br />

• There is no clear pattern towards either the mandatory xi or the<br />

voluntary character of the programmes, however, apart from Spain -<br />

Andalusia applying both depending of the public/private status of the<br />

hospital, there is a slight tendency towards voluntary systems (53% -<br />

10 out of 19)<br />

• With the exception of Bulgaria and Latvia, all the responding<br />

programmes (85% - 11 out of 13) apply target standards, reflecting the<br />

quality improvement dynamics of the programme, namely a clear<br />

driver for hospitals resulting in optimization of processes &<br />

procedures, modified organisation structures and creation of a quality<br />

culture.<br />

• In most of the programmes (94% - 16 out of 17), the accreditation<br />

programme is embedded in a strong supportive structure by means of<br />

law and/or government policy and/or composition of the governing<br />

body except for the UK - HAQU ; 10 out of 14 programmes (71%)<br />

have a law<br />

• There is no visible pattern towards the governmental (47% - 8 out of<br />

17) or non-governmental (53% - 9 out of 17) status of the<br />

accreditation organization, yet it is interesting to point out the<br />

existence of the commercial nature of the entity in 18% of the<br />

xi A mandatory programme is a programme whose participation is required by a law or a decree

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