Rehab For Alcohol or Drug Addiction In Gloucestershire
Breaking free from addiction to alcohol or drugs means finding treatment that meets your needs. The factors that go into deciding on rehab treatment include (e.g.) how long you’ve suffered from alcohol or substance abuse, frequency of substance use, your medical history, and previous relapses.
Private treatment for alcohol or drug rehab in a clinic in Gloucestershire can provide comfortable, safe detoxification. Treatment usually includes therapy from alcohol and drug specialists, many having personal experience of addiction themselves.
Alcohol or drug rehab stays in Gloucestershire vary from 14-28 days or longer. Most rehab clinics include detox, therapy, and planning supports for the future.
Costs of private rehab treatment are different for each clinic, and depend on your needs, and duration of stay. An estimate for Abbeycare Gloucester can be obtained from Abbeybot, below.
What Happens In Alcohol Or Drug Rehab Gloucester?
During rehab, you’ll complete a full withdrawal from alcohol or drugs, gain insights into the reasons behind your addiction, and plan supports for the future, to prevent relapse.
Inpatient treatment is usually preferable to outpatient treatment, as you can work continuously on recovery from addiction, uninterrupted by the events of daily life.
Some centres also provide additional supports for family members, including therapy or aftercare programmes.
Finding The Right Rehab Help In Gloucester
What You Should Know About Rehab
Navigating treatment options for addiction can be tricky. Here's what you need to know:
A competent admissions team, within your prospective clinic, should be able to help you with all these elements.
How To Find A Gloucester Rehab Clinic That Matches Your Needs
When setting out to find the right addiction help, there are some key elements to look for:
Stopping Usage
Your individual needs for detox and withdrawal management should be overseen by a medical professional working with the clinic you admit to.
They do not need to be present 24/7, but they do need to be overseeing your progress.
Why It's Important
No two individuals' history of alcohol/drug usage or history is the same.
The potential strain placed upon the body to remove toxins during treatment, depends on multiple factors, personal to the individual.
Ask any prospective treatment clinic what professionals are available to assist in planning your treatment, and to what extent it will be customised.
Mental Health Factors
Any complicating mental health factors should be planned for, ahead of time. Co-existing mental health conditions, can impact upon length of stay, and may involve additional secondary care or onward referral. Ask the provider how they might deal with such issues, if applicable.
Why It's Important
Sometimes, mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, happen before an addiction develops. Other times, the addiction itself causes the depression or anxiety.
Treating the addiction issues first, will often surface secondary mental health issues, for further attention.
However, local support services can often decline requests for help, if the individual is in active addiction.
Effective Treatment For High Intake Levels
High drug or alcohol intake can cause liver or pancreas issues, which may need more specialised intervention.
How does the clinic handle these issues? Does the rehab provider have facilities on-site to handle complications?
Why It's Important
Addiction rehab clinics can normally offer treatment for the majority of usage patterns, including high intake.
In a minority of cases, where very high drug/alcohol usage has been maintained over time, more specialist help may be required.
Key Decisions In Finding Gloucester Addiction Rehab Treatment
Ask any prospective rehab clinic:
"...I’ve experienced quite a few different rehabs over the years and I cannot recommend this place highly enough. The quality of care was outstanding. And most importantly to me was the true compassion that the staff had. "
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"I spent a lovely stay for the last 3 weeks of January 2021....Thank you to all of the staff and my fellow clients for showing me the right path to start my journey of recovery."
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Gloucester Addiction Rehab Treatment Duration
How does your history of alcohol/drug addiction determine how long you stay in rehab?
Frequent alcohol/drug relapses can mean the underlying emotional components of addiction need more work.
e.g. A short detox of 7-14 days can help you feel physically better, but it's unlikely to resolve addictive behaviours and their causes.
A rehab stay of 28 days or longer provides a longer time frame to work on addiction issues in therapy.
Key Questions To Ask A Gloucester Rehab Clinic
About Abbeycare Gloucester Rehab
Set in the grounds of Hygrove House in Gloucestershire, Abbeycare Gloucester provides the ability to reconnect and renew, through the core programme of detox, therapeutic help, and aftercare planning.
We accommodate up to 31 clients in either one of 26 standard ensuite rooms, or one of 5 large executive suites with larger beds, luxury bathrooms and panoramic views of the Gloucestershire countryside.
There are large communal lounges, and conservatory spaces, a jacuzzi hot tub and infra-red saunas, 45 acres of land with orchard and lake, gym facilities, and daily menus to suit all dietary requirements.
Our specialist multi-disciplinary team, led by manager Stuart Croft, support clients through the recovery process.
With a proven therapeutic programme, tailored recovery care plans, continuous aftercare and that little bit of luxury, Abbeycare Gloucester is the perfect setting to begin recovery from addiction.
Our service is designed to adhere specifically to all guidelines laid out by Care Quality Commission and Public Health England.
Some elements of our service may be amended or altered, during Covid-19 conditions.
Treatment Programme at Abbeycare Gloucester
Beyond the surroundings, your experience at Abbeycare Gloucester focuses on your needs, in order to foster true long term recovery.
We’ve helped hundreds overcome addiction, and whether you’re seeking treatment for alcohol or drugs – or something else - we’ll help you:
Our service is designed to adhere specifically to all guidelines laid out by Care Quality Commission and Public Health England.
Some elements of our service may be amended or altered, during Covid-19 conditions.
Download Abbeycare Gloucester Clinic Daily Agendas:
Abbeycare Gloucester Client Care Charter
Abbeycare Gloucester staff and specialists undertake to provide the following client care charter:
Established in 2018, Abbeycare Gloucester have helped 538 clients move beyond addiction, in the last 2 years alone.
Approximately 85% of Abbeycare staff are in addiction recovery personally, and have lived experience of alcohol or substance abuse.
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Your Responsibilities In Recovery
Rehab is not a "quick fix".
Primary care addiction treatment in a clinic is the most specialist intervention that exists, for alcohol or drug addiction.
An appropriate addiction recovery programme should provide you with all the tools you need to detox, gain therapeutic insights, and set up supports for long term success.
However, you remain responsible for your long term recovery.
This means:
And, the reward is....lasting long term recovery!...free from addiction, and its destructive effects in your life, and the lives of those around you.
Client T
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Outstanding rehab and unfortunately I have been to a few. Well structured program with caring staff. The food is excellent as well as surroundings. I wish you much success. Unbelievable what you have accomplished in your first year. Many thanks.
Client H
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Great facilities, fantastic program, a supportive, friendly and brilliant team. A place to go, feel safe and recover fully.
Family member K
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Brother in law checked into this Gloucestershire rehab with a serious alcoholism issue. Really very poorly. Staff seemed great right from our intiial contact. BIL spoke about the practical tools and techniques he now has, he hasn't touched the alcohol since, and seems more self-aware you would say.
Meet The Abbeycare Gloucester Team
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Paul Bowley
Paul was appointed in September 2018 and combined the role with that of Chief Executive of Abbeycare Gloucester's sister company, Abbeycare Scotland – a role which he has held since October 2015.
Paul was previously the Director of a specialist care company providing residential accommodation and 24-hour support for people with complex mental health needs.
Highly motivated with demonstrable experience, skills, knowledge and determination essential for managing highest of standards, probity, openness and transparency.
Paul was also recently appointed as a trustee of Faces and Voices of Recovery UK, a national charity made up of individuals in recovery, their friends and families and community recovery organisations. FAVOR UK is a public and professional movement that is intent on challenging the stigma surrounding addiction.
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Liam Mehigan
Liam is Operations Director of the Abbeycare Group and is instrumental in developing our addictions treatment services in both our Scotland and Gloucester clinics. In his role Liam ensures clinical governance and regulatory compliance across Abbeycare Group.
Liam is a Postgraduate in Drug and Alcohol Studies (Glasgow University) and has also completed his Registered Managers Award.
Liam is also a qualified CBT therapist with almost twenty years’ experience at a supervisory and management level within mental health and addiction services.
Liam also recently completed a three year term as a board member of the Scottish Recovery Consortium, a recovery-orientated charity that aims to build and promote recovery from addictions in Scotland using means and messages that are consistent with the values and practices of recovery from addictions.
REGISTERED MANAGER
Stuart Croft
Stuart was appointed the Registered Manager of Abbeycare Gloucester in 2017 and oversees the running of the cliical and therapeutic programmes.
With 20 years in senior leadership roles across the Health and Social Care sector, Stuart has gained extensive experience in the treatment of addictions with some of the UK’s largest Charities. He is an accredited practitioner with the Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals and has a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership in Health and Social Care.
Stuart also qualified with the British Mindfulness Institute and is a graduate of the ECEtt, European Exchange of Expertise programme in Prague. He has completed CPD courses with Yale University and Université de Genève, and has published two books; the first on recovery and the second on mindfulness.
CLINICAL LEAD
Peter Szczepanski
Pete has been a on the GPhC register for 29 years. He is an Experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
As well as being the Clinical Lead for Abbeycare Gloucester, Pete works as the Clinical Lead in Alcohol and Substance Use in Worcestershire. Also he works in Out of Hours as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner and is on the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur’s Programme.
Pete lectures at Aston University to the 4th Year Pharmacy Undergraduate students on Alcohol and Substance Misuse, and has also taught on the Masters Advanced Clinical Practitioner Course at the University of Birmingham on the Leadership module.
He has also just co-written a chapter on Alcohol Related Liver Disease in the new Drugs in Use 6th Edition by Pharmaceutical Press to be published in 2021.
CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST
Dr Ali Ajaz
Ali is a Consultant Psychiatrist based in London. He graduated from King’s College London in 2005 and has over 15 years of working in the range of mental health settings within the NHS and independent sectors.
Ali has a keen interest in medical education and research, holding a Senior Clinical Lecturer role at Queen Mary University London, where he is also undertaking a research degree.
Ali has worked with individuals from all backgrounds to overcome addictions over the course of his career to date; has published work for the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and spoken internationally in the field of addictions. Given the high level of psychiatric co-morbidity, he is an expert in treating both mental illness and substance misuse.
He prides himself in taking a person-centred, compassionate and solutions-based approach to his clinical work.
Regulation and Inspection Information
Abbeycare Gloucester is registered with the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and social care in England. We are registered to provide care and support for up to 31 people over the age of 18 who are experiencing alcohol/substance misuse difficulties.
The CQC are committed to carrying out inspections of regulated care services to provide members of the public with greater reassurance that we are inspecting on outcomes for people in services that are operating as they usually would.
Gloucester and South West Clinic
Hygrove House
Hygrove Lane
Minsterworth
Gloucestershire
GL2 8JG
