National Society on Alcoholism
Sir, — It was disturbing to read of the recent moves in the National Society on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the increasing isolation of local staff. As an organisation that is directly accessible to people who want help with alcohol
and drug problems, N.S.A.D. provides a unique service which is valued by their clients and by those whose jobs bring them into contact with people who are struggling with these difficulties. At a time when many are seeing the advantages of strong decentralised social services, one questions why N.S.A.D. is moving in the opposite direction. With the dismissal of the voluntary regional workers and the phasing out of the national casework supervisor, N.S.A.D. has removed its two practising psychiatrists and its most highly experienced social worker. When added to the dismissal of several social workers last June, it is hard not to be alarmed at the antiprofessional trend and the centralisation of power.— Yours, etc., J. J. NUTHALL. May 2, 1977.
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