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4.3 Vision for 2030
The vision for 2030 is described in the following
statements:
There are internationally successful niche
based businesses which exploit effectively the
concept of a health continuum
Health continuum concept is exploited optimally
giving a high additional value to the society
The Finnish models for providing care to the
aging population have been successfully converted
to products and services which are used
worldwide
The selected ways to operate are true win-win
solutions that benefit all parties of social and
health care
The technological advances are fully exploited to
reduce the amount of routine work in health and
social care. The level of safety and human touch
make Finland an attractive country for people to
settle in. People from different countries are coming
to spend shorter or longer periods and enjoy
Support for new
practices
Solutions
Base
The Finnish society has made true strategic
decisions and corresponding operations.
A number of win-win opportunities have
been created for private and public sectors
A commonly accepted vision
has been created and a
national well being strategy
with corresponding resource
allocation has been introduced
the high quality of services. The production of
health is the focus of both private and public organisations.
The unspoiled nature enables Finland
to produce health food products, which are
exported worldwide.
The development of new technology takes place
in pilot environments to ensure that the customer
requirements are taken into account already at the
beginning of a development project. The goals
and vision are shown in Figure 4.14.
The Finnish technology for health care is focused
on sophisticated IT- and material solutions. With
these products and services an aged person may
manage their own daily life. The number of people
in institutional care is rather small. These places
are replaced with senior houses with customer
specific enhanced care. The homes include already
considerable amount of invisible technology
to support daily life and the systems may be
adapted according to the needs of the customer.
The advanced measurement systems may monitor
some important parameters of the human body and
Healthcare and wellbeing to prepare for aging society
– Vision and goals
New cost and
resource/effective
solutions are needed
The Finnish services, products and
practices are successfully turned into
products, which are successful around
the world.
Lack of proper labor
force
Economic crisis or
change in values
International issue of aging
population
Health continuum – The
Finnish social and health care
is based on synergistic approach
to improve the quality of life
with optimal use of resources.
The continuous
development work is
introducing internationally
niche business concepts.
Time 2030
Figure 4.14. Vision and goals of health in aging society
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