Table 1. Participation of the 11 European Union member states in the implementation process of seven selected medication safety practices in the EUNetPas project.16.
| Practice | Hospitals that planned to participate in the implementation process (n) | Countries involved in the implementation and submitting the evaluation report (n of reports provided for countries submitting ≥1 reports) | Hospitals that started the implementation process n (%) | Implemen-tation faileda n (%) | Implementation partly succeeded or on-goinga n (%) | Implementation succeededa n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bed dispensation (A) | 10 | Portugal (3), Austria, Ireland | 5 (50) | 0 | 0 | 5 (100) |
| Bed dispensation (B) | 10 | Greece (3), Ireland (2), Italy (2), Lithuania | 8 (80) | 0 | 1 (13) | 7 (87) |
| Safety vest | 28 | Ireland (6), Finland (4), Portugal (4), Italy (2), Lithuania (2), France | 16 (57) | 3 (19) | 4 (25) | 9 (56) |
| Medication reconciliation at admission and discharge | 17 | Portugal (5), France (3), Ireland (2), Belgium, Italy | 12 (71) | 1 (8) | 2 (17) | 9 (75) |
| Discharge medication list for patients | 21 | Portugal (4), Ireland (2), Italy (2), Finland, France | 8 (38) | 0 | 1 (13) | 7 (87) |
| Medication reconciliation at discharge | 23 | Denmark (5), Portugal (4), Italy (3), The Netherlands (2), Austria, Ireland, Lithuania | 16 (70) | 0 | 3 (19) | 13 (81) |
| Sleep card | 4 | Ireland (2), Austria, Italy | 2 (50) | 0 | 0 | 2 (100) |
| Total | 113 | 75 (66%) | 67 | 4 (6) | 11 (16) | 52 (78) |
a
According to the evaluation reports submitted by the participating hospitals at the end of the nine-month implementation period