SOTE ideas and good practices from Innokylä
The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, THL, SOSTE
Idea
The Innokylä online service gathers together development
work, innovation, training and practices in the field of
social and health care from different parts of Finland to be
accessed from one address. At the same time it functions
as an open source for project information as well as a
development and learning tool for social and health care
professionals, decision-makers and investors.
Impact
Innokylä has helped many municipalities improve their
social and health care services, given development ideas for new practices, improved the
welfare of inhabitants, enhanced the use of resources and created cost savings. The Innokylä
service has more than 2,000 registered users and almost a thousand different descriptions of
practices and applications.
Tekes role
Tekes Innovations in Social and Healthcare Services programme has funded some of
Innokylä's establishment costs.
www.innokylä.fi
DM 1242001
02-2014
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The national growth database became a screening
tool
Pohjois-Savo hospital district municipal federation
Idea
To build a new national growth database and improve the
screening of children's growth in basic health care.
Impact
During the project, the Kasvuseula service concept and
software package were created, the purpose of which is to
collect and analyse children's growth information and alert in
good time of any anomalies.
Tekes role
This internationally unique project that was piloted in Espoo
has received funding from Tekes Innovations in Social and
Healthcare Services programme.
DM 1242001
02-2014
Long-term care insurance provides more security for
the elderly
Research Institute of the Finnish Economy ETLA
Idea
The purpose of the study was to survey the long-term
care risks of the elderly as well as to introduce individual
long-term care insurance to the Finnish market.
Impact
The study highlighted the increasing challenges in
funding the long-term care system and the possibilities
of supplementing the public care system with individual
long-term care insurance. However, these insurance
payments should not cause increases to the public
service's customer payments. Additionally, municipalities
should give out reliable information on the availability, level and price of services in the
future.
Tekes role
The research project was funded through Tekes Innovations in Social and Healthcare
Services programme.
DM 1242001
02-2014
Joy of life and customer-orientation in elderly care
Savonia University of Applied
Sciences
Idea
To create new, more customer-oriented practices in the
institutional and home care of the elderly through
service design.
Impact
The PALMU project brought out many simple but
innovative ways to improve the everyday life of the
elderly suffering from memory disorders as well as to
increase their autonomy.
Tekes role
The project was funded through Tekes Innovations in
Social and Healthcare Services programme.
DM 1242001
02-2014
Smartphones to help in young people's eating
disorders
Etelä-Pohjanmaa hospital district
Idea
To develop a new kind of flexible care messaging
service utilising communications technology for
the use of the eating disorder unit.
Impact
The care messaging service improves the
everyday life of patients and their families.
Communication with care personnel is flexible
and timely. Some polyclinic visits can also be
replaced with remote and video connections, which saves time and money.
Tekes role
The Neuvokas II project was funded through Tekes Innovations in Social and
Healthcare Services programme.
DM 1242001
02-2014
The City of Helsinki utilises Idealinko models
City of Helsinki Health Centre, Department of Social Services and
Health Care, Education Department, Sports Department and Personnel
Centre, Forum Virium Helsinki, Medixine, Logica, Tieto, Palmia and VTT
Idea
The development of the Idealinko service, where
inhabitants from four different parts of the city
together with City of Helsinki employees came up
with solutions to improve their own services.
Impact
The principles of Idealinko are utilised in for
example Helsinki's internal idea and innovation
system. The model is currently being developed
within the Education Department to suit the needs
of schools.
Tekes role
The project was funded through Tekes Innovations in Social and Healthcare Services
programme.
DM 1242001
02-2014
Mental health and substance abuse services to
move under the same roof
Pohjanmaa region centre for substance abuse prevention, City of Kokkola
social and health care service, Ventuskartano ry and Keski-Pohjanmaan
kokemustutkijat ry.
Idea
A customer-oriented service chain was built for mental
health and substance abuse work and rehabilitation,
surpassing the traditional separation of management
and organisation. At the same time all central services
were moved into one address.
Impact
During the Kimpale project, treatment and rehabilitation
were developed towards a more customer-oriented
direction, which improves the service level, increases the
efficiency of operations and produces cost savings.
Tekes role
The project was funded through Tekes Innovations in Social and Healthcare Services
programme. Tekes was also an important sparring partner during the project's design and
implementation phases.
DM 1242001
02-2014
New ways to help the long-term homeless
Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Helsinki Deaconess Institute and YFoundation
Idea
To create a "Housing First" model for the social and health
care services for the homeless. The processes include
planning innovations, developing concepts, implementing
service models and distribution.
Impact
The four largest cities in Finland created common
methods and models that can be used to prevent social
exclusion. The "Irti asunnottomuudesta" (rid of
homelessness) online manual was produced, and it can
be used by all professionals. Gained models for preventing evictions and new ways to support
housing and rehabilitation. Online manual remains available for professionals.
Tekes role
The project was funded through Tekes Innovations in Social and Healthcare Services
programme. The project application was used as a framework for planning, and it required a
structured working method, which was essential for getting successful results.
DM 1242001
02-2014
Child placements reduced in Raisio
City of Raisio, family services in co-operation with Activity Stones Oy
Idea
Improved working methods by studying leadership
practices. Improved child welfare through new working
methods. New working methods were developed in cooperation with companies based on the initial survey.
Impact
After the initial survey, companies co-operated in creating a
screening tool for online analysis of young people's health
and welfare. Through new working methods, the cooperation between fields of management was improved so
that the number of child placements outside the home was
reduced by a third.
Tekes role
The initial survey project was funded through Tekes
Innovations in Social and Healthcare Services programme.
Based on the co-operation created through the survey,
Activity Stones developed its own business idea, which is
currently in operation.
DM 1242001
02-2014
Support for personal assistance employers
Eskoo centre for personal assistance (Eskoo Joint Municipal Authority
for Social Services)
Idea
Supporting seriously disabled persons in employer
tasks when the person hires an assistant. Giving
support so that the different fields of management work
in co-operation.
Impact
The support needed by a new employer was mapped
comprehensively, and experiences are still used in the
personal support centre's business plan.
Tekes role
The project was funded through Tekes Innovations in
Social and Healthcare Services programme.
www.eskoo.fi
DM 1242001
02-2014