Visit of the Czech Senate delegation in Finland

A delegation of the Committee on Health and Social Policy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic led by the chairwoman of the Committee Daniela Filipiová visited Finland in the period from October 31 to November 3, 2011. The other members of the delegation were Senators Zdeněk Schwarz, Miluše Horská and Jan Žaloudník.

Besides a meeting with the partner Social Affairs and Health Committee of the Parliament of Finland the delegation negotiated in the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, visited a hospital in the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS), A-Clinic Foundation for drug addicts and Helsinki City Rescue Department. The delegation thus had an opportunity to learn properly about functioning of the Finnish health and social system and at the same could inform their partners about the Czech model and its reform plans.