Health care reforms being implemented in cooperation
The implementation of the decision in principle is being continued with the aid of
previously started projects and by launching new development projects in various parts of
the country. The attainment of results demands broad and varied collaboration, not only
the management of the project by also in monitoring and in practical operations.
The key spheres of development are concerned with health promotion and preventive work,
ensuring access to treatment, staff availability and the improve-ment of skills, reforming
health care functions and structures, and reinforcing financing. This is a question of a
national reform, to which all parties will be invited. The project will be carried out
under the guidance of the manage-ment group in close collaboration with the Ministry of
Social Affairs and Health, other ministries and the Association of Finnish Local and
Regional Authorities.
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has appointed a management group and
follow-up group for the project as well as a committee examining access to treatment and
queue management. Many of the targets set in the decision in principle are being worked on
by unofficial teams of experts.