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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Alcohol abuse pioneer's work is honoured
Edinburgh Evening News Wed 25 Jul 2007


THE pioneer of a specialist service for people with alcohol problems at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital has been honoured for his work.

Dr Bruce Ritson, now retired, was present at a recent ceremony that saw the hospital unit in Morningside change its name to the Ritson Clinic.

The unit - Scotland's first- came about through Dr Ritson's philosophy that all people experiencing problems with alcohol had the right to access specialist professional services.
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