The NEVES Society aims to promote improving the quality and safety of patient care in the provision of health services. To this end, it coordinates and provides professional support to the scientific and professional activities of patient safety professionals, working groups and other communities dealing with quality and patient safety in Hungary.
The main activities of the NEVES Society
- Organization of regular professional meetings and conferences
- Development, publication and distribution of information materials and professional publications
- Educational and educational organization activities
- Research and analysis
- Consulting activity
Board members
Board members
Dr. Eva Belicza - President
Health manager, head of the Patient Safety Department Group at Semmelweis University, Health Service Management Training Center, head of the professional training program for the quality and patient safety manager. Professional manager of the Patient Safety sub-project of EFOP 1.8.0-VEKOP-17 priority tender construction, which closed in 2020. One of the founders and co-leaders of the NEVES program. Regularly teaches in the field, develops training materials and publishes in specialist journals.
Dr. Erzsébet Boros
A physician with decades of experience in rehabilitation care, committed to quality management and patient safety. Actively contributed to the NEVES program since its establishment, supporting its work with practical experience, and participated in developing the Bella accreditation standards. As the former quality management leader of the Rehabilitation Professional College, she has been dedicated to professional development and, as the director of the clinical quality management system in her workplace, strives to implement quality and patient safety knowledge. She regularly shares practical experiences at NEVES Forums, in professional training, and in other professional programs through lectures and publications.
Dr. Miklós Kresznovszki
Clinical pharmacist, quality and patient safety manager. Pharmacist active in patient care for 15 years. For three years, he worked actively in the Patient Safety sub-project of the EFOP 1.8.0 – VEKOP-17 priority tender construction, entitled Professional Methodological Development of the Health Care System, at Semmelweis University, Health Service Management Training Centre.
Dr. Judit Lám
Pharmacist, healthcare manager, quality and patient safety manager, university lecturer since 2011, and Patient Safety Department Group member. Took an active role in developing the national accreditation (BELLA) program and in projects aimed at improving patient safety. Participated in developing the NEVES patient safety program and in several related international projects. Teaches quality management and patient safety in several training programs. Regularly publishes on the topic.
Dr. Helena Safadi
Doctor, economist, health manager. After her initial medical practice, she was the head of the Mezőcsát Area Health Development Centre from 2011 to 2014. Then she participated in developing the Hungarian health accreditation system as a senior consultant.
From 2015, she was Head of the Quality, International and Documentation Department of the National Center for Patients’ Rights and Documentation and later the Legal Protection Methodology Department in its successor institution. Since 2017, she has been working at the Health Service Management Training Center at Semmelweis University as a Patient Safety Department Group member, responsible for teaching, research and project expertise.
Erika Sinka
Registered nurse, healthcare manager, quality and patient safety manager. Worked in direct patient care in nursing and assistant roles for 16 years, and then participated in the operation of a hospital quality system for 8 years. Contributed to the development of the BELLA accreditation standards. Member of the Patient Safety Department Group at Semmelweis University, involved in teaching and tutoring, patient safety research, projects and writing professional publications.
NEVES – Adverse event reporting and learning system
NEVES – Adverse event reporting and learning system
The NEVES adverse event reporting and learning system has been operating in Hungary since 2006 and is constantly being developed.
Its mission is to support healthcare facilities in identifying operational weaknesses and improving patient safety.
Launch of the reporting system
and main milestones
- 2006-2007: e-mail reports
- 2008-2013: on-line interface, feedback with off-line processing
- 2014-2022: on-line reporting interface with an immediate feedback system and off-line processing option
- 2023-: reporting system updates and moving to a modern platform
The importance of recording and reporting adverse events
- every 10th inpatient is affected
- every 4th outpatient is affected
- high-cost burden for the healthcare providers
- we can learn from the analysis of the adverse events that have occurred so that further events can be prevented
- 50-70% preventable
The NEVES adverse event reporting and learning system is anonymous, voluntary and requires registration.
So far, more than 27,000 reports have been received.
We have prepared a methodological guide for processing the reports and published analyses and recommendations on eight topics.
The methodological guide – in Hungarian – is available here: https://info.nevesforum.hu/2020/02/modszertani-utmutato-oki-kutatasok-vegzesehez/
List of reportable events
Needlestick and sharp injuries
Patient falls
Patient wandering and unauthorized leave
Pressure ulcer
Unexpected death
Resuscitation
Cancelled elective surgery
Violence against health workers
Misidentification
Unused blood products
Medication-related adverse events
Cannula/catheter-associated infections
Surgical wound infections
Surgical complications
Unplanned repeat hospital admission
Suicide and attempted suicide
Insufficient functioning of medical devices and instruments
Urinary tract infections following urinary tract intervention
Medical intervention performed on the other side or another body part
Delay in medical report
Patient safety conferences
Patient safety conferences
Semmelweis University Health Management Training Center has been organizing a conference every year since the beginning (2019), on World Patient Safety Day, on a topic announced by the WHO. This year, this conference on patient safety was jointly organized by the NEVES Society, the WHO Hungary Office and the Health Management Training Center.
Read more about the conference here
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