Open Webinar: European success stories in organizing healthcare and social services

Program 

Four short 20-minute presentations from four different countries, presenting their social and healthcare systems. After each presentation, we will hear a 5-minute commentary.

Opening words

• Professor Aila-Leena Matthies , University of Jyväskylä 

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‘Making an IMPACT’ – Lessons from the UK center for implementing evidence in adult social care

• Jon Glasby , Director of IMPACT (Improving Adult Care Together), United Kingdom

Adult social care services in the UK face a series of very challenging financial, service and workforce pressures. It’s therefore crucial that we focus on evidence of what works – making sure we spend our scarce time and resources on the things that will make the most difference for people and their lives. This session shares Insights from IMPACT, the UK center for implementing evidence in adult social care, sharing Lessons around evidence, co-production and implementation. More information about IMPACT:  https://impact.bham.ac.uk/ . 

• Commentary: Anu Pihl , Director of Strategy, Wellbeing Services County of Central Finland

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Why do we need a Transformation from the German medical doctor-centered system to Care Share 13 System design?

• Sonja Laag , Dipl. Health Economist, IPAG eV Think Tank (Institute for Care, Aging and Health), Germany

The Bismarckian German Health Care System is historically built on the close relationship between medical doctors and the health insurances (statutory as well as private). Thus, the disease/pathogenetic-oriented care misses a health/salutogenetic approach and the structured integration of regional and local authorities, nursing, therapy and social care by law. Care Share 13 is a new system-type of “Health in all Policies” based on the integration of the different social law codes. The structural concept of this new system model will be presented. More information:  Care Share 13 | IPAG Expert:innenrat   

• Commentary: Heikki Hiilamo , Professor of Social Policy, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, and Research Professor, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare 

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People Are More Important Than Processes: A case manager is crucial in all forms of care integration in mental health.

• Mats Brommels , MD PhD, Professor, Founding Director, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Seamless care is an ideal in healthcare, and service integration across boundaries between health and social care is said to be especially important for people with mental health challenges. Our study compared “structural” versus “functional” service integration with more loose cooperation for persons with chronic mental health problems. Patient experience did not differ between these three organizational arrangements, and for all a case manager – in many cases a relative – was most important for achieving comprehensive services. These Insights will be used to discuss health and social care integration more generally. More information in this published article:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35812519/

• Commentary: Liisa-Maria Voipio-Pulkki,  Steering Committee Chair, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies , former Director General of Strategy, Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

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What enables ‘real social work’ in adult social work?  

• Minna Kivipelto , Professor of Practice, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 

Through qualitative research conducted within local public welfare agencies, the presentation explores the mechanisms that allow social workers to achieve their ideal professional goals, referred to as ‘real social work’. The lecture highlights the importance of certain mechanisms in enabling social workers to resist managerialism and implement real social work in their practice. It emphasizes the need to prioritize professional aspirations and offers valuable insights for advancing discussions in adult social work. More information in this published article:   https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/94279

• Commentary: (to be confirmed)

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Discussion in groups

What lessons can be learned from each presented example for other countries or areas of welfare services? Why do good practices not always continue or spread? 

• 10 minutes for each group to highlight their key points or questions to be further discussed

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Summary panel 

Chaired by Teppo Kröger, Professor at the University of Jyväskylä and the Director of the Center of Excellence in Research on Aging and Care 

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The webinar is organized by JYU.Well, the Multidisciplinary community that brings together well-being and welfare research at the University of Jyväskylä. JYU.Well Fosters opportunities for researchers, educators, and other well-being professionals to engage in productive, multidisciplinary collaborations. Currently, the community specifically aims to build an international Advisory network of influential researchers to facilitate fruitful interactions and the exchange of ideas across countries.

Learn more about the Finland – KEHO – Central Finland Health and Wellbeing Ecosystem here.