South West

UK; SOUTH WEST

Summit Substance Misuse Service
22 Sudley Road
Bugnor Regis PO21 1ER
Contact person: ROGER BEACH
Phone: +44-1243-869234
South and West

South Devon Drug & A. Service
Shrublands
8 Morgan Avenue
Torquay TQ2 5RS
Contact person: CAROLINE COLDOUGH
Phone: +44-1803-291129
South West

Portsmouth City Team, Northern Road Clinic
Cosham, Portsmouth
Hampshire PO6 3EP
Contact person: ISABELLE BEBBINGTON
Phone: +44-1705-324636 /324713
South and West

Drug and Alcohol Resource Team (DART)
17-18 Howell Road
Exeter EX4 4LG
Contact person: RUTH MATTHERS
Phone: +44-1392-214570
South and West

North Devon Community Drug Team
North Devon District Hospital
Barnstaple
Contact person: Dr GLEN ROBERTS
Phone: +44-1271-22577 / x667
South West

Community Drugs and Alcohol Service
St Pauls Hospital
St Pauls Hill
Winchester SO22 5AA
Contact person: PETER EDWARDS
Phone: +44-1962-840900
Fax: +44-1962-843010
South and West

Community Drugs Service
The centre employs 6 professionals of which 1 doctor, 2 nurses, 1 psychiatrist, 1 social worker,1 administrators and a manager. Treatment philosophy is based upon harm reduction offering detoxification and maintenance programs. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 30 mg. Currently the centre treats 150 patients, wich is the maximum capacity. There is a waiting list of 4 weeks. The centre offers: - medical care - social assistance - psycho-therapy
- day detoxification
- advocacy Violence can get patients expelled from treatment.
The centre has no possibility to provide methadone to patients who receive methadone in another city/region and who are visiting.
If patients want to enter the program on a permanent basis the address of the patients has to be within the health authority area.
Fairfield House
8 Fairfield Road, Basingstoke
Hampshire RG21 3DR
Contact person: SARAH BAINES
Phone: +44-1256469006
Fax: +44-1256-331469
South and West

Avon Drug Problem Team (BS16)
Blackberry Hill Hospital
Manor Road, Fishponds
Bristol BS16 2EW
Contact person: Dr JUDY MYLES
Phone: +44-117-9584444
South and West

Avon Drug Problem Team (BS2)
St Michael's Hill Clinic
Bristol BS2 8DT
Contact person: ANTHONY HEWITT
Phone: +44-117-9250827
South and West

Fareham & Gosport DAS
Osborne Clinic
Osborne Road, Fareham
Hampshire PO16 7ES
Contact person: GRAHAM BRYANT
Phone: +44-1489-58308
Fax: +44-1329-826808
South and West

Westbourne Unit
Scott Hospital
Beacon Park Road, North Prospekt
Plymouth PL2 2PQ
Phone: +44-1752-550741
South West

Specialist Drug Service

The centre has a Specialist Drug Service staff; 1 senior drug worker, 4 drug workers of which two registered nurses and one social worker and a nursing staff which consists of 1 ward manager, 1 clinical team leader, staff nurses, enrolled nurses and nursing assistants. There is a doctor; senior house officer and a consultant psychiatrist.

This inpatient drug service is being run on an acute psychiatric ward for people who wish to come of drugs, need to stabilize or need to be titrated on to a methadone prescription

Violence and dealing with drugs can get patients expelled from treatment.

Address:

Rosebank Annexe
Priory Hospital
Priory Park
Wells BA5 1TH
Contact person: PAT VOWLES
Phone: +44-1749-670501
South and West

Bath Mental Health Trust Addictions Centre
Rock hall 34
Oldfield road PA2 3ND
Phone: +44-1225-428099
Fax: +44-1225-426641
South West

Cheltenham Community Drugs Services
Brownhill Resource Centre,
St Paul's Hospital
Swindon Road
Cheltenham GL50 4BW
Contact person: Dr. J.N. MARKS
Phone: +44-1242-272430 / ext.006
Fax: +44-1242-272421
South and West

Departement of Psychiatry
Royal South Hants Hospital
Graham Road
Southampton SO9 4PE
Phone: +44-1703-634288
South West

Drug Abuse and Addiction Clinic
St Ann's Hospital
Haven Road, Canford Cliffs
Poole
Contact person: F. CLIFFORD
Phone: +44-1202-492054
South West

Dual Team

The centre employs 13 professionals of which 3 doctors, 4 nurses, 2/3 psychiatrists, 2 administrators, 1 manager and 3 others.
Treatment philosophy is based upon harm reduction offering detoxification and maintenance programs. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 60 mg.
Currently the centre treats 150 patients, wich is the maximum capacity.
There is no maximum duration of treatment and a waiting list of approximately 1-6 weeks.

The centre offers:
- medical care
- psychiatric assessment
- referral to inpatient and residential rehabilitation services

The centre demands:
- urine checks
- minimum attendance within stated boundaries

Non-attendance and violence can get patients expelled from treatment.
Procedures for patients who receive methadone in another city/region and who are visiting the centre for a short period:
The centre should be informed beforehand by letter or fax.
When visiting the patient has to present a letter from his/her doctor.
This letter should mention:
- identity
- treatment history
- dose and period for which the provision of methadone is requested
- address client will be residence within area of south -east london

There are no costs involved for the patient.

If patients want to enter the program on a permanent basis procedures are no different.

Drug Dependency Clinic
Park Lodge, Royal Victoria Hospital

The centre employs 13 professionals of which 1 psychiatrist, 5 nurses, 1 psychologist, 2 social workers, 2 administrators, 1 manager and 1 probation officer.
Treatment philosophy is based upon harm reduction offering detoxification and maintenance programs. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 50 mg.
Currently the centre treats 220 patients, with a maximum capacity of 220 patients.
There is no maximum duration of treatment and a waiting list of approximately 18 weeks.

The centre offers:
- medical care
- social assistance
- other medication
- psycho-therapy

The centre demands:
- daily attendance or attendance at appointments with key-workers
- urine checks

Non-attendance, failure to cooperage and violence can get patients expelled from treatment.

The centre does not have the possibility to provide methadone to patients who receive methadone in another city/region who are visiting their region.

If patients want to enter the program on a permanent basis they need a referral by the doctor or the General Practitioner who is treating them.

Address:
Drug Dependency Clinic
Park Lodge, Royal Victoria Hospital
Gloucester Road Boscombe BH7 6JF
Dorset
Phone: +44-1202-397003 Fax: +44-1202-399649 Hours of opening: from 9.00 till 17.00 hours Contact person: TONY DEAVIS

Cornwall Community Drug Team

The centre employs 20 professionals of which 3 doctors, 1 psychiatrist, 9 nurses, 3 substance misuse therapists, 4 administrators.
Treatment philosophy is based upon harm reduction offering detoxification and maintenance programs. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 50 mg.
Currently the centre treats 340 patients.
There is no maximum duration of treatment and no waiting list.

The centre offers:
- medical care
- other medication
- psychiatric care
- psycho-therapy

The centre demands:
- urine checks
- outpatient clinic appointments

Non-attendance and violence can get patients expelled from treatment.

Procedures for taking patients for a short time:
The centre should be informed beforehand by phone, letter or fax. A written confirmation will be needed.
The information necessary is:
- identity
- treatment history
- dose and period for which methadone is requested
- references where information can be checked
- referral to a liaison to arrange an appointment to allow them to undertake prescribing.

When visiting the patient has to bring a letter from his doctor or key worker.
There are no costs involved.

If patients want to enter the program on a permanent basis the procedures are no different.
Address:
Cornwall Community Drug Team, Trengweath
Penryn Street
Redruth TR15 2SP
Cornwall , South and West
Phone: +44-1209-881907 Fax: +44-1209-881919 Hours of opening: from 9.00 till 17.00 hours Contact person: CHARNAVI

The Avalon centre, St. Christophers Hospital

The centre employs professionals of which, 0.3 psychiatrists, 3.5 nurses, 0.5 social workers, 0.3 educators, 1 administrator and 0.5 manager.
Treatment philosophy is based upon harm reduction with abstinence as the ultimate goal offering detoxification and maintenance programs. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 30-50 mg.
Currently the centre treats 30 patients, this is one of the three centres in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire with a maximum capacity of 196 patients.
There is no maximum duration of treatment and no waiting list.

The centre offers:
- social assistance
- other medication
- psychiatric care
- psycho-therapy

The centre is also involved with pharmacies who dispense and supervise if necessary. The people in the target group are individuals who wish to change their behaviour but are unable to do so in non-specialist settings.

The centre demands:
- urine checks
- mandatory meetings, evidence of reduction of illicit use.

Non-attendance and violence can get patients expelled from treatment, illicit drug use may lead to loss of prescription but not to expulsion.

The centre does not have the possibility to provide methadone to patients who receive methadone in another city/region who are visiting their region.

If patients want to enter the program on a permanent basis they will not prescribe until they have established satisfactory evidence of the need. If the patient was, in good faith, prescribed a higher dose they will allow time to adjust.

Address:
The Avalon Centre, St. Christophers Hospital
Wickhamroad Fareham
Hants PO16 7 ID United Kingdom
Phone: +44-1329-281186 Fax: +44-1329-286786 Hours of opening: Monday till Friday from 9.00 till 17.00 hours Contact person : Dr. R.G. PORSON (Details above valid from 1- 4- 1998)