Kim
Yli-Pelkola
Ostrobothnia
I am 53 years old and a trained nurse, currently working as an organizational expert at Tehy. I have worked in emergency care as a nurse and team leader for over 20 years. I am married to Malin and have three adult sons.
I enjoy exercising in various ways. For example, I play golf, ice hockey, and go to the gym. I am also studying "Leadership and Development in Healthcare" at Centria. I am now running in my second welfare area election, where I have been part of its council and also sit on the Jakobstad council.
Important political topics
High-quality health care
Round-the-clock emergency care must be available both in Vasa and Pietarsaari. Emergency and mobile services support the services of the on-call central hospitals. General medicine departments support the entire system. Services must not be concentrated solely in Vasa.
Functioning social welfare
Preventive and supportive health and social services should be easily accessible in different municipalities. Clinical experts such as nurses, midwives, and physiotherapists take care of, screen, and follow up on the major public health diseases. Local services must be guaranteed. Primary care is preventive work – it saves on the costs of specialized healthcare.
Safe elderly care
Housing options for the elderly must be developed and built close to other services. The loneliness of the elderly should be reduced, and community housing should be increased. Support home living and increase cooperation with municipalities both in terms of construction and providing supportive services for the aging population.
Candidates answers in election machine
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It is important that the wellbeing services county of Ostrobothnia has a central hospital with full emergency services.
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The geographical distance to services is more important than whether the services are located within municipal boundaries.
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There should be more mobile services, such as health buses and remote consultations.
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Wellbeing services counties must increase investments in preventive healthcare, even if it means that other types of care receive fewer resources.
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A personal doctor system should be introduced to improve continuity of care, even if it requires extra resources for a while.
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Wellbeing services counties should prohibit the use of temporary agency doctors.
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More shelter spaces should be established to help individuals subjected to violence.
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To shorten waiting times, wellbeing services counties should increase the use of service vouchers.
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Healthcare should be centralized if it saves money or improves quality.
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Funding and resources for rescue services should be prioritized higher, even if it means cuts in other sectors.
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Undocumented migrants should have the right to non-urgent healthcare.
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More emphasis should be placed on training healthcare staff in gender diversity and sexual diversity.
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