NEVES Society |

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

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

Doctor, committed to quality and patient safety. Actively contributed to the NEVES program since its establishment, supporting its work with practical experience. As the Quality Manager of the Rehabilitation Professional College, she is engaged in professional development. As the hospital quality system manager, she strives to implement quality and patient safety knowledge in her work environment. She regularly shares her practical experience through presentations and publications at NEVES Forums and other professional programs.

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

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

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.