Nekatera izhodišča za pripravo zakona o izboljševanju kakovosti in varnosti v zdravstvu

slovenian

2023

volume 49, issue 6/7

Lexpera d. o. o.
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

In Slovenia, there is no act on quality and safety in healthcare. The act is necessary due to the relatively poor organisational culture, patient safety, and the absence of just culture. The national, European, and international organisations' recommendations are poorly considered. As a result, healthcare quality is not at a high level, which means that patient outcomes are worse than they could be. Extrapolation of data from European and other surveys estimates that 700 to 1.000 patients die yearly in Slovenian hospitals, and 35.000 suffer major or minor damage to their health due to avoidable adverse events. About half of these adverse events could have been prevented. Although several documents have been written at the national level to develop quality and safety in healthcare, very little of their content has been introduced into healthcare practice. There have also been some attempts to present a strategy for quality in healthcare and several attempts to regulate governance and quality and safety management and prepare an act on quality and patient safety in healthcare, including civil society initiatives. However, these efforts have not been materialised. The Healthcare Quality and Safety Act and the implementation of the project to support the improvement of quality and safety in Slovenia, which was approved by the Ministry of Health and the European Commission, promise better outcomes for patients and reduce preventable harmful events. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia is responsible for implementing a comprehensive quality and safety system in healthcare, and many stakeholders are responsible for its implementation.

09.05.2024