HELSINKI: The social welfare and healthcare reform, commonly referred to as sote reform, could save the economy 2-3 billion euros, according to Aalto university researchers.
The research report published on Wednesday by the Foundation for Municipal Development recommended that the countrywide model of the sote reform should adopt the hospital districts where services are already effectively organised.
The whole population of the country should be managed by ensuring that the areas where the majority of the population reside are managed effectively, said Aalto University Professor Erkki Vauramo. According to Vauramo, their proposal offers a way to do more with limited resources. The model will be applied in the district hospitals of South Karelia, Helsinki and Uusimaa as well as Kanta-Häme where 53-54 people per 1,000 inhabitants work in the social and health care services.
The rapporteurs – Vauramo, Teemu Malmi and Petra Kinnula – proposed that 12 or 13 regions should be incorporated in the sote reform. According to the model, the population in a given area should be at least 170,000.
