C4: Integrating care


Tuesday 16 May | 15:00-16:00


Format: Presentation
Stream: Integrated care
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Chair: Andreas Rudkjøbing, Danish Health Authority; Denmark


PART ONE – CARPE DIEM! – Patient safety strategy implementation into Finnish integrated services system reform


During health and social services reform in Finland, specialised and primary health care, social services and rescue services organised by 200 municipalities will integrate to 21 wellbeing services counties in 2023. Simultaneously, the national client and patient safety strategy is implemented by influencing, networking and co-creation. Four key targets (together with clients and patients, thriving and competent professionals, safety first in all organisations, and enhanced best practices) are accomplished. We present how experts, leaders and patient representatives work together consistently to set the goals and prioritise steps to reach the target towards a model country of client and patient safety by 2026.


After this session, participants will be able to: 



  • Understand the benefits of integrated services that include social services and rescue services together with primary and secondary care and understand the similarities and specific features of client and patient safety

  • Know how strategy implementation can be enhanced by influencing, networks and co-creation

  • See the importance of leadership to the wellbeing and competence of personnel, and their connections to safety culture 


Andreas Blanco Sequ​​eiros, The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland 


Tuija Ikonen, ​​Finnish Centre for Client and Patient Safety and University of Turku, Finland


Eeva-Liisa Peltonen, ​​The Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finland, Finland 


 


PART TWO – Reducing 30 days m​​ortality and readmissions after hip fracture – patients from nursing home


Learn how to reduce 30 days mortality and readmissions in a cross-sector programme between an Orthogeriatric Department, and two municipalities.


The programme targeted patients aged 65+ with a hip fracture and discharged to a nursing home. The interventions were systematic observations and measurements during the first six days at the care centre, action algorithm in case of deviations, planned and urgent visits from the community nurse while the hospital physician had the treatment responsibility. The improvement was a decrease in mortality within 30 days from 13% to 6% and a decrease in the number of readmissions – from 30% to 14%.


​​After this session, participants will be able to:



  • Know how to execute on the data and design of programme

  • Understand importance of showing respect to everyday work life in different sectors

  • Get specific ideas for the improvements for quality of life for the 65 year old citizen in a nursing home with a hip fracture


Heidi Grejsen, Lillebaelt Hospitals, Denmark