Psychiatric Social Work as a profession with its tradition, training and culture rooted in the Hospital Service, will in all probability soon cease to exist. It would appear that the imminent decease of this profession is not generally known or understood. This account, an expression of much personal regret, is also an attempt to give a background to the current situation. It pays tribute to the medical profession, without whom the Psychiatric Social Workers would never have acquired their specialization and expertise. It has been in hospitals and other allied settings that the Psychiatric Social Workers have practised their professional skills and had the opportunities to keep abreast of clinical progress and new approaches to mental health, so essential to teaching new generations.