The objective of this investment is to reduce the backlog in the provision of health and long-term care treatments, at the core of which are the 21 self-governing wellbeing services counties in Finland.
The Ministry for Social Affairs and Health in Finland has published two calls in 2022 on investments under their area of responsibility. The reduction of service backlog was among the call topics. As an example, the Recovery and Resilience Facility -Keski-Pohjanmaa project has received EUR 6.6 million over the period 2023–2025. The investment, which will be completed by the end of 2025, aims to accelerate the county’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic by strengthening the availability of services and increase cost-efficiency. Strengthening the availability of services will include the hiring of temporary staff to reduce the queues in dental services and securing additional resources for family and mental health services, as well as to services focussed on substance abuse. Furthermore, the county envisions incorporating new operating models and investing in new digital and remote-work equipment.
More information about the investment and the related calls of the Ministry of Social Affairs can be found here, while more information about the specific RRF-Keski-Pohjanmaa project can be found here.
- Reference
- P4C1I1
- Project locations
- Finland
- EU contribution
- €178 000 000
- Project website
- https://stm.fi/kestavan-kasvun-ohjelma