Psychiatric Social Workers

Association would like to see established by Local Authorities well coordinated Health and Social Welfare Departments." The Association's policy' is that the medical officer of health is most fitted to administer such a unified department. In so far as it suggests that the department would be run by a non-medical director of social work, the Social Work (Scotland) Bill is in conflict with B.M.A. policy. It was not our intention in the leading article to commend lay direction of health and welfare services, and indeed we have already condemned it.2-ED., BM.M.