| Specification of QI strategy | Total | Ireland | Belgium | France | Spain | Poland | Czech Republic |
| The use of ISO in implementing a quality system | 51.2 (336) | 31.6 (19) | 21.7 (23) | 28.6 (63) | 70.3 (101) | 50.0 (76) | 59.5 (37) |
| The use of EFQM in implementing a quality system | 29.5 (319) | 20.0 (20) | 60.9 (23) | 3.4 (59) | 57.4 (101) | 4.3 (69) | 20.0 (30) |
| Active quality improvement team(s)/circles† | 349 | 23 | 24 | 65 | 106 | 76 | 37 |
| 1 | 27.5 | 47.8 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 19.8 | 42.1 | 48.6 |
| 2 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 41.7 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 13.5 |
| 3 | 38.1 | 30.4 | 29.2 | 47.7 | 53.8 | 23.7 | 13.5 |
| 4 | 13.2 | 4.3 | 25.0 | 23.1 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 21.6 |
| Committee or person responsible for: | |||||||
| Hospital infections control | 98.9 (353) | 100 (25) | 100 (24) | 100 (78) | 100 (107) | 100 (80) | 89.5 (38) |
| Blood transfusion | 92.2 (348) | 100 (25) | 100 (24) | 100 (78) | 87.5 (104) | 92.1 (76) | 78.9 (38) |
| Prevention of bed sores | 85.3 (346) | 66.7 (21) | 95.8 (24) | 79.7 (64) | 94.2 (104) | 78.9 (76) | 84.6 (39) |
| Policy on use of antibiotics | 92.6 (352) | 87.0 (23) | 95.8 (24) | 96.9 (65) | 98.1 (106) | 96.1 (76) | 66.7 (39) |
*The results for the UK and the Netherlands are included in the total scores but not listed separately, due to the very low response rates.
†The sum of percentages may not always equal 100%; the percentage answers “don’t know/no answer” are not listed here. 1 = yes, in most departments (>50%); 2 = yes, in most departments (>50%), but not systematically; 3 = yes, in some departments (<50%); 4 = no.
EFQM, European Foundation for Quality Management.