The National Development Plan for Social Welfare and Health Care (Kaste Programme) is a strategic steering tool that is used to manage and reform social and health policy. It aims at
- increasing participation, health and wellbeing as well as
- improving service quality and effectiveness and reducing regional differences.
A new Kaste Programme (2012-2015) has been published.
Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon kansallinen kehittämisohjelma (Kaste) 2012-2015 (in Finnish)
The programme defines the key social and health policy targets, priority action areas for development activities and monitoring as well as essential reform and legislation projects, guidelines and recommendations that enhance the realisation of the programme.
The Kaste Programme is an umbrella programme for social welfare and health with clearly defined targets and a limited set of strategically significant sub-programmes. The new programme continues to some extent the work carried out under the programme for 2008-2011.
The Kaste Programme is prepared at the national level. The preparation is based on expert work, opinions and consultations, material produced in the external review of the programme for 2008-2011, the Ministry's strategy, the Government Programme and a questionnaire addressed to citizens.
The Government renewd the programme 2 January 2012.
Health and Wellbeing: our Common Goal
(Brochures 2009:6)
National
Development Programme for Social Welfare and Health Care (Kaste)
2008-2011 (pdf, 108 kB)
Further information
Olli Kerola, Deputy Director-General, tel. +358 9 160 73859,
forename.surname@stm.fi
Salme Kallinen-Kräkin, Ministerial Adviser, tel. +358 9 160 73228,
forename.surname@stm.fi
Anne Kumpula, Ministerial Counsellor/Legal Affairs, tel. +358 9
160 74113, forename.surname@stm.fi
