Dr. Susan Finnerty:

I remember many years ago when we developed our service that we had addiction counsellors on the team. They would deal with people who had a dual diagnosis. I am only aware of one addiction counselling service in the midlands. It tends to be farmed out to other services and there may not be the greatest connection between them. Instead of being seen as a whole person, people are being hived-off to different services for what should be a person-centred, holistic care. I do not believe there is any move to provide addiction services within mental health teams.