Súdwest-Fryslân Project Hälsogreppet
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HälsoGReppet 14–16 november 2018 Study visit Göteborg – Leeuwarden – Súdwest-Fryslân Project HälsoGReppet HälsoGReppet is a project funded by the European Social Fund running from 1 April 2017 – 31 January 2020. The project has 12 participating municipalities from the Gothenburg region: Ale, Alingsås, Härryda, Lerum, Lilla Edet, Kungsbacka, Kungälv, Mölndal, Partille, Stenungsund, Tjörn and Öckerö. Försäkringskassan (the national social insurance agency) and Närhälsan (public primary care provider in the Västra Götaland region) are also participating in the project as partners, and the City of Gothenburg participates in some parts of the project. The purpose of HälsoGReppet is to create condi- municipality’s opportunities and challenges. In addi- tions that promote better health in the work place, tion to this, there is a steering committee consisting through preventative health-promoting efforts, of GR’s network of HR managers, who initiated the as well as through preventing and counteracting project, as well as representatives from Försäkrings- work absences caused by mental illness, among the kassan and Närhälsan. participating municipalities’ staff members. The pri- The project aspires to reach and involve 1 200 mary targets of the project are managers and staff people, for example as participants in lectures or members within female dominated sectors of the other educational efforts. The project is divided into municipal services, such as health and social care and four sub-projects, each with its own goals. Within all education. sub-projects there’s activities taking place on both a local and regional level. Background • Sub-project 1 aims to create a model of ana- The number of work absences has increased consi- lysis which both shows the general causes of derably in the last few years – from 5% of working the mental illness and identifies success factors hours in 2010, to 8 % in 2015. Statistics from För- in municipalities and organisations with lower säkringskassan show that mental illness is currently work absences. The purpose of this model of the cause of a third of all work absences, and that analysis is to strengthen the municipalities’ western Sweden has one of the highest rates in the health-promoting efforts and to add to the de- country when it comes to antidepressant prescription velopment of the rehabilitation process. drugs. GR’s own survey shows the same tendencies; • Sub-project 2 aims to strengthen the colla- increased work absences among staff members in boration between the actors involved in the the participating municipalities, often due to mental rehabilitation process; that is the employer (the illness in female dominated work places. Since the municipalities), health care services and Försäk- municipalities that are part of GR have close to 70 ringskassan. This provides better conditions for 000 employees in total, of which about 80% are wo- reducing overlaps and shortcomings in the divi- men, it’s easy to understand that the high number of sion of responsibilities and work processes. work absences and the decreased health causes both extensive expenses and has a big negative impact on • Sub-project 3 strives to increase managers’ people’s lives. Thus, it is very important that we bre- knowledge of the importance of leadership in ak this negative trend and make efforts to improve promoting health in the work place, so called the situation, and HälsoGReppet is one step in that health promoting leadership and occupational direction. health and safety work, as well as health factors. • Sub-project 4 strives to increase the aware- Project Organisation and Goals ness and knowledge among staff members and HälsoGReppet is run by a project management team managers when it comes to personal health and at GR, as well as local project leaders in each parti- one’s own responsibility for it, and to highlight cipating municipality. The local project leaders work successful efforts in the field of occupational with local project organisation based on the specific health and safety. 2 The Gothenburg Region (GR) The Göteborg Region Association of Local Authorities (GR) is a co-operative organisa- tion uniting thirteen municipalities in wes- tern Sweden. 8 2 The member municipalities are Ale, Alingsås, 12 11 Göteborg, Härryda, Kungsbacka, Kungälv, Lerum, Lilla Edet, Mölndal, Partille, Stenungsund, Tjörn, and Öckerö. 1 6 Combined, the population of these municipalities is about one million. 7 The task of the association is to promote co-ope- ration over municipal borders and provide a forum 3 for the exchange of ideas and experience within the 13 10 region. 4 GR focuses on such issues as: regional planning, environment, traffic, job market, welfare and social 9 services, competence development, education, and research. GR works closely with Business Region Göteborg 5 which is the common resource for trade and com- merce issues in the Göteborg region. The GR delegation has 97 members and its board of directors has 22 representatives and 11 deputies. The chairman and three vice chairmen make up the presidium of the board of directors. The board appoints management groups for different areas of 1 Ale 8 Lilla Edet activity within GR. 2 Alingsås 9 Mölndal 3 Göteborg 10 Partille GR is financed partly through annual membership 4 Härryda 11 Stenungsund fees from the member municipalities and partly 5 Kungsbacka 12 Tjörn through income from conference and training ar- 6 Kungälv 13 Öckerö 7 Lerum rangements, investigations, and other joint-usership savings for the member municipalities. Want to know more about the local projects? Click on the links below! Ale Alingsås Härryda Kungsbacka Kungälv Lerum Lilla Edet Mölndal Partille Stenungsund 3 The delegation from Gothenburg Region, Sweden Christina Bouweng Malin Olsson Andersson HR Specialist, the Municipality of Ale. Project Leader, HälsoGReppet, with a Working broadly within the municipa- background as operations developme- lity as a specialist in matters concer- nt officer and HR strategist in the City ning occupational health and safety. of Mölndal, where she still works 25% HälsoGReppet’s local project leader in at the department of HR. Ale municipality. Ulrica Furby Head of Group at GR’s labour mar- Ann-Charlott Backström ket division. Working with manager HR Specialist, the Municipality of Ale. networks and politicians within the Working broadly within the municipali- GR-municipalities, mainly in relation ty as a specialist in matters concerning to labour market, integration & new occupational health and safety. arrivals and HR. Responsible for GR’s network of HR managers, labour mar- ket directors, as well as the network of managers working with reception and integration of refugees. Johan Sandström Head of HR, the Municipality of Kungs- Björn Wallermark backa, at the individual and family care Education Manager and Project Leader administration. Process manager for within competence enhancement, as the HR process in the administration well as coordinator of GR’s network of and responsible for the running and HR managers. development of the HR work together with the HR team. Part of the adminis- tration’s board of directors. Jesper Edlind Malin Isaksson Head of HR and Communications, the Coordinator of HälsoGReppet, dealing Municipality of Kungsbacka. Super- mainly with administration and coordi- vising the work with long term and nation. Also working within the project overarching HR and communication with evaluation and program theory issues in the municipality, in addition to issues. being part of several regional networks within these work areas as well as the Municipality of Kungsbacka’s adminis- trative board. Eva Hällås Sara Alfredsson Process Manager Sick-listing and Reha- Head of HR, the Municipality of Tjörn, bilitation, Närhälsan. Working to create with specialist competence within the routines and efficient procedures, inter- fields of occupational health and safety nally and externally, in the sick-listing work, leadership development, and and rehabilitation processes, with the negotiation. aim of facilitating for the patient and creating a better working environment. 4 Sara Jacobsson Marie Hallersbo HR Specialist, the Municipality of HR Consultant, the City of Mölndal. Lerum. Providing management support Working with the city’s care and wel- to school principals and preschool ma- fare administration and its technical nagers in all matters relating to human administration, in addition to working resources, as well as being respon- citywide with occupational health and sible at the department of HR for the safety and strategic work for equal municipality’s occupational health and workplaces. safety work. Amanda Careborg Eva Carlsson HR Specialist, the Municipality of Municipal Commissioner, the Munici- Lerum. Working with strategic issues pality of Partille. Vice-chairman of the within competence provision as well as municipal executive board and chair- supporting managers within urban ma- man of the political steering committee nagement with operational HR issues. of labour market issues at GR. Marianne Piiroinen Anna Lundkvist Head of HR, the Municipality of Lilla HR Development Manager, the Muni- Edet. Responsible for leading, organi- cipality of Partille, at the department sing and monitoring the municipality’s of education. Primarily working with sustainable development within the occupational health and safety issues, areas of HR and wages, in accordance as well as competence provision. with the political guidelines. Victoria Ackermann Helen