Sjukhuskuratorn som länken mellan kommun och region : Sjukhuskuratorers syn på- och erfarenheter av samverkan i utskrivningsprocessen frånpsykiatrisk slutenvård avseende individer med allvarlig psykisk ohälsa och substansmissbruk

Sammanfattning: The aim of this qualitative study was to explore hospital-counselors view on collaboration in thedischarge-process from inpatient psychiatric care regarding individuals with comorbidity in form ofserious mental illness and substance abuse. Six hospital-counselors from different psychiatric in-patient wards in Stockholms county participated in the study. All participants had a degree in socialwork and five of them had earlier experience working in the municipality as social workers. Theresearch process was conducted using qualitative interviews, further applying a systemic view oncollaboration which consisted of three levels: structural-, organizational- and individual, which wasbased on the core concepts of integrated care and person-centered care. The results showed that thehospital-counselors acted as a “link” between the health care, municipality, and patient duringcollaboration. Collaboration itself was described as a process involving different actors andorganizations within the two main principal sectors. The complexity of the differences in economicinterests, view on support needs and responsibilities regarding treatment and further care seemed to becentral aspects influencing collaboration. Although the results largely confirm previous research, it hasbrought attention to specific claims on what facilitates collaboration and what undermines it.