<p>The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of how cooperation functions between the health services and social services within Sollentuna County Municipal area regarding clients and simultaneous or double diagnoses. Focusing more specifically; the paper also aims to provide additionally, an inquiry as to how the implementation of the Gemensam Individuell Vårdplan (GIVP) (The Integrated Individual Service Care Programme or (GIVP) functions within the Sollentuna Municipal County Area. The questions asked in the paper are: How do the Municipal and County Council personnel experience how the (GIVP) system functions in Sollentuna? How do the Municipal Council and County Council personnel respectively describe their own and their cooperative sister services rolls in terms of the implementation of the GIVP system in practice? The projection activates a hypothesis and tries to explain how the cooperation functions and provides an assessment as to how it functions or not as may be the case in practise. The authors attempt to achieve this using a combination of methodologies. Partly through data based collection and collation through the use of a vignette-focus-study and partly through the use of a questionnaire. A combination of methods has been used to collate both quantitative and qualitative data. The analysis and interpretation of the data is managed through the use of Bengt Berggren’s (1982) cooperative model, incorporating both cognitive theory as well as meta-cognitive theory. The purpose and application of the theories is designed both to individually and collectively nuance interpretations of the relevant data. The investigations primary results show the existence of a strong willingness to cooperate. It shows that cooperation is widely regarded as being important, and that in addition, GIVP is regarded as a useful system for an improved integrated service. It additionally suggests that cooperation can be improved amongst the relevant services to an even greater extent.</p>

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of how cooperation functions between the health services and social services within Sollentuna County Municipal area regarding clients and simultaneous or double diagnoses. Focusing more specifically; the paper also aims to provide additionally, an inquiry as to how the implementation of the Gemensam Individuell Vårdplan (GIVP) (The Integrated Individual Service Care Programme or (GIVP) functions within the Sollentuna Municipal County Area. The questions asked in the paper are: How do the Municipal and County Council personnel experience how the (GIVP) system functions in Sollentuna? How do the Municipal Council and County Council personnel respectively describe their own and their cooperative sister services rolls in terms of the implementation of the GIVP system in practice? The projection activates a hypothesis and tries to explain how the cooperation functions and provides an assessment as to how it functions or not as may be the case in practise. The authors attempt to achieve this using a combination of methodologies. Partly through data based collection and collation through the use of a vignette-focus-study and partly through the use of a questionnaire. A combination of methods has been used to collate both quantitative and qualitative data. The analysis and interpretation of the data is managed through the use of Bengt Berggren’s (1982) cooperative model, incorporating both cognitive theory as well as meta-cognitive theory. The purpose and application of the theories is designed both to individually and collectively nuance interpretations of the relevant data. The investigations primary results show the existence of a strong willingness to cooperate. It shows that cooperation is widely regarded as being important, and that in addition, GIVP is regarded as a useful system for an improved integrated service. It additionally suggests that cooperation can be improved amongst the relevant services to an even greater extent.