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"Dr Gordon Bates works as a consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Medical Director at Huntercombe Hospital Stafford. An early fascination with child neuropsychiatry led to both psychiatry and neurology training and then an interest in neurodevelopmental work which he has continued alongside his adolescent inpatient work. He has been a consultant since 1999 and run inpatient units since 2001 Gordon is a Senior Clinical Lecturer with the Department of Psychiatry at Birmingham Medical School and regularly teaches undergraduates and postgraduates. He is a contributor to the Children's BNF (British National Formulary) and author of several chapters on neurodevelopmental and liaison topics. Most recently he has written the section on childhood and adolescence for Essentials of Medicine in Psychiatry and is working on an ADHD handbook for parents. "
Gordon Bates
Dr, The Huntercombe Hospital - Stafford
We provide treatment for addictions in two locations in the UK: Sunderland in the North East and Murdostoun, near Glasgow. Our centre in Sunderland accepts referrals from the NHS whilst our Murdostoun centre caters for both NHS and private patients.
At both centres we provide highly effective evidence-based interventions in the treatment of drug and alcohol misuse. Our centres are able to cater for adults with complex needs including poly-drug use, pregnant drug users, alcohol-related brain disease and mental health co-morbidity.
We have used the same method to manage alcohol detoxification in our Sunderland centre for the last 12 years and this method is now increasingly being acknowledged in the field as the “gold standard” for treatment. Our newly opened service in Scotland uses the same treatment process which is termed CIWA. ( Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment )
Our detoxification service is led by a Medical Director who is supported by a team of 24 hour nursing and support staff. Trained therapists and keyworkers run our therapeutic rehabilitation programme. Our team works seamlessly with clients, providers and acute trusts, Primary Care Trusts, GP’s and local Drug and Alcohol Action Teams and other support agencies.
We offer two different programme options within our specialist centres: detoxification and/or rehabilitation.
The detoxification/stabilisation programme is typically a one-week programme for alcohol but is usually longer for drugs and will depend on individual need. The evidence based clinical interventions for this include:
The detoxification/stabilisation programme is typically a one-week programme for alcohol but is usually longer for drugs and will depend on individual need. The evidence based clinical interventions for this include:
We can offer flexible length of stays varying from as little as four weeks to as long as six months to suit each individual’s needs. Most commonly, we provide a 12-week rolling rehabilitation programme. Our rehabilitation programme includes:
The following lists various organisations and charities which offer advice, guidance and support to people with a mental illness.
Addiction Recovery Foundation provides both professionals and those in recovery with free information resources.
Tel 020 7233 5333
www.addictiontoday.org
Alcohol Concern Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse campaigning for effective alcohol policy and improved services for people whose lives are affected by alcohol-related problems. It is a registered charity.
Tel 020 7264 0510,
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience and strength that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Tel 01904 644026,
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Drinkaware, a UK-wide charity, promotes responsible drinking and finds innovative ways to challenge the national drinking culture to help reduce alcohol misuse and minimise alcohol-related harm.
Tel 020 7766 9900,
www.drinkaware.co.uk
Drugscope is a charity which provides quality drug information, promotes effective responses to drug use, undertakes research, advises on policy-making and good practice, encourages informed debate and speaks for its members working in drug treatment, education and prevention.
Tel 020 7520 7550,
www.drugscope.org.uk
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Tel 0845 604 6610
, www.equalityhumanrights.com
FRANK is a website providing a 24/7 free helpline offering advice on drugs, a forum to share drug-related stories and information on drugs.
Tel 0800 77 66 00
, www.talktofrank.com
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.
Tel 0845 003 7780
, www.nice.org.uk
The National Treatment Agency (NTA) is a National Health Service special health authority, established to improve the availability, capacity and effectiveness of drug treatment in England.
Tel 020 7972 1999
, www.nta.nhs.uk
Patient UK is a website which provides good quality information about health and disease.
www.patient.co.uk
Wired In is an online community which brings people together to help them tackle drug and alcohol use problems.
www.wiredin.org.uk