Study title

Outsourced Health Services: Interviews of Office-holders and Medical Staff 2008

Dataset ID Number

FSD2781

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2781

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Tiilikka, Tiina (University of Tampere. Department of Social Research)
• Palukka, Hannele (University of Tampere. Department of Social Research)
• Tolkki, Helena (University of Tampere. Department of Social Research)

Abstract

The data consist of transcribed interviews of Finnish medical staff and office-holders working in local government. The interviews focused on their experiences of and views on the outsourcing of health services. The medical staff comprised nine physicians and ten nurses who worked in outsourced health centres in three different municipalities in Southern Finland. The dataset contains seven group interviews of the medical staff. In addition, five office-holders, who had been involved in decision-making regarding the outsourcing of health services, were interviewed. The interviews of the office-holders were conducted as individual interviews. Additionally, one expert interview was conducted.

The themes discussed included, among others, the goals and responsibilities in competitive practices, evaluation of basic healthcare services provided by the municipality, experiences of basic healthcare services produced by a private service provider, competitiveness of municipalities as service providers and that of private service providers, and estimates of future developments and the significance of competitive practices. Separate interview structure was used for individual, group and expert interviews, each.

Background information for group interviews included the date of interview, the interviewee's pseudonym and amount of work experience. For the office-holders, information on the amount of work experience is not available.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

health services; hospital services; local government officers; medical centres; nurses; physicians; private health services; privatization

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Economic systems and development (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Tiilikka, Tiina (University of Tampere. Department of Social Research)
• Palukka, Hannele (University of Tampere. Department of Social Research)
• Tolkki, Helena (University of Tampere. Department of Social Research)

Time Period Covered

2008

Collection Dates

2008-04 – 2008-06

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Municipal decision-makers and health care professionals (physicians and nurses) working for private service providers

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

13 group and individual interviews in RTF and HTML file formats.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data were anonymised by the reseachers with the exception of one expert interview that was anonymised at FSD. Names of the interviewees were replaced by pseudonyms. Other identifying information, such as the names of employees or companies, was removed from the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Tiilikka, Tiina (University of Tampere) & Palukka, Hannele (University of Tampere) & Tolkki, Helena (University of Tampere): Outsourced Health Services: Interviews of Office-holders and Medical Staff 2008 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2012-08-30). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2781

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Tiilikka Tiina & Tolkki Helena & Palukka Hannele (2009) Kilpailulliset toimintatavat perusterveydenhuollossa - argumentit ja narratiivit. Loppuraportti. Tampere: Juvenes Print, Tampereen yliopistopaino Oy.

Tolkki Helena (2008): Perusterveydenhuollon ulkoistaminen - Lääke ja oire. Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiologian ja sosiaalipsykologian laitos. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.

Palukka, Hannele & Tiilikka, Tiina (2012): Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon valtakunnallinen ohjaus terveyspalveluiden ulkoistamisen perusteluissa. Kunnallistieteellinen aikakauskirja. Vsk 40, nro 2. s. 141-159.

Tiilikka Tiina (2011): Outsourced health care services: experiences and positions of medical staff. International Journal of Public & Private Health Care Management and Economics. Vol 1, nro 2. pp. 26-39.

Leino, Mari (2013). Ulkoistaminen organisaatiomuutoksena vai organisaatiomuutoksen ulkoistaminen? Tapaustutkimus kolmen suomalaisen terveysaseman ulkoistamisesta kunnalta yksityiselle palveluntarjoajalle. Turku: Turun yliopisto, Sosiaalitieteiden laitos, sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.