Sufficiency and availability of healthcare and social welfare personnel
In accordance with Prime Minister Orpo's Government Programme, the Government wants to solve the shortage of healthcare and social welfare personnel threatening the availability of services of the welfare society. Both short-term and long-term measures are needed for solving this issue.
The most effective measures are linked to improving the functioning of the healthcare and social welfare service system by staggering the services and by responding appropriately to the personnel needs related to the services. At the same time, prevention, digital services, service coordination and possibilities for self-management of health will be strengthened.
The Government will encourage the wellbeing services counties to increase the attractiveness of the healthcare and social welfare sector through management practices that take account of the personnel’s needs and engage the personnel and by improving the division of tasks and increasing flexibility.
The Government has launched a Good Work Programme to ensure the sufficiency and availability of personnel in healthcare, social welfare and rescue services.