WalsinghamHouse

·     Drug Tests are £40 each.

·     We have vacancies for both males and females aged 18+ .

THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF £240 PER WEEK FOR THE DUAL DIAGNOSIS SERVICE.


SPECIAL RATES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE PAYING FOR THEIR OWN TREATMENT.
Please contact Brendan Georgeson -Treatment Co-ordinator - (0117 9299100) if you need additional information.

Walsingham House
provides an evidence based primary rehab service for 14 people with addictions. Treatment is based on the 12 Step philosophy and on the acceptance of the goal of complete abstinence.

We also operate an integrated Dual Diagnosis service for appropriately assessed clients.

NTA guidelines are followed.

We target clients who come from chaotic backgrounds including general health, mental health, unstable housing, and criminal justice. We provide an intensive, structured yet nurturing environment to empower clients to recover from their addiction. Placements last 12 weeks.

The therapeutic setting at Walsingham House includes the core values of :

¨       Compassion,

¨       Acceptance,

¨       Respect,

¨       Empathy.

which complement Local Authority Core Principles of Service delivery.

Our programme is managed by a qualified team of counsellors and support staff (all DANOS mapped).

We engage a mental health specialist and clinical psychologist for the dual diagnosis element.

Walsingham House rehab service:

¨       is person centred;

¨       promotes a way of life that is free from all mood altering substances;

¨       shows people healthy ways of coping with the stresses of life;

¨       encourages people to deal with issues in the here & now;

¨       enables self acceptance, self confidence, and self worth;

¨       develops self responsibility and an appropriate concern for others.

Clear structures and boundaries provide safety and security in early recovery.

During treatment residents will be involved in psycho-social support including one-to-one counselling, group therapy, relapse prevention, educational and health workshops (including BBV advice) and ongoing support from staff and peers. This is designed to equip them with the tools to enable them to make the necessary changes to break the vicious cycle of substance dependence. The treatment programme emphasises honesty, trust, responsibility and respect. In an appropriate therapeutic environment individuals can change and become healthier. Service Users are consulted throughout their stay both individually in one to one sessions and in house group meetings.

Clients are allocated a focal counsellor who will liaise closely with the local authority Care Manager. Individual treatment and support plans are collaboratively prepared with the client and are informed by the Care Plan. The focus in Walsingham House is primarily on addiction. Other issues may surface such as grief and loss issues, psychological problems, a lack of social and life skills, financial or housing problems, abuse issues and interpersonal / relationship difficulties. Clear and calculated assessments about which matters to address at this stage will be agreed. Reviews are conducted regularly and in line with the local authority Care Manger’s requirements. Partnership working and close communication with the Care Manager are essential aspects of service delivery.

Alongside the treatment planning general support is provided via individual support plans which include:

¨       health needs;

¨       nutritional needs;

¨       housing issues;

¨       benefits advice;

¨       financial issues – including debt advice;

¨       general, social and life skills development;

¨       planning for the future.

These are reviewed with the client on a regular basis and updated as required.

NDTMS data (including TOP) is recorded and uploaded for each client.

REGISTRATION AND FUNDING

The NTA provides clear up to date guidance about the registration status for Tier 4 services:

“When commissioning service provision, commissioners should check whether the provider should be registered with either CSCI or the HCC. If this is not the case, then DAT partnerships should ensure that some form of external scrutiny is in place, such as the Quality Assessment Framework (QAF) produced by Supporting People, or an independent accreditation scheme.”

“ There is no statutory impediment to purchasing placements from non-registered services using either community care or pooled treatment budgets.”

(From “Improving the quality and provision of Tier 4 interventions as part of client treatment journeys”.

NTA Publication - September 2008)

Walsingham House is registered as a Hostel and an Accredited Supporting People provider by Bristol City Council. This enables individuals to access comprehensive general and housing support as well as treatment for their addiction. It leads to the provision of a more relevant and realistic service to meet the needs of the target group.

We are currently applying for registration with CSCI as a Domiciliary Care agency which will enhance the validation of our services. It will also bring another layer of assessment and inspection for our provision. We are also applying for accreditation with EATA for our treatment programme.

We are funded separately for treatment and support. As a consequence we only charge the referring authority for Treatment charges on a day contract rate. The housing and support costs come from a different funding stream – Housing Benefit and a Supporting People contract. We are actually providing day treatment, but all round residential support which is funded separately. In combination this provides a residential rehab service.

Therefore our charge for treatment – currently £445 per week – may seem very low. However, we will also be receiving around £200 per week from Housing Benefit and Supporting People, for the general support that we provide as a residential service, and £30 per week from each resident for their contribution to rent costs.

We have Block Contracts for Treatment with Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Camden and Caerphilly and other local authorities refer regularly on a 'spot purchase' basis. Bournemouth is one of these and has adopted a Day Treatment contract for placements with us. (We have permission to send a copy if this would be useful.)

See NTA Residential treatment Directory and Addiction Today web site for further information about Walsingham House.

http://www.nta.nhs/residentialdirectory/index

http://www.addictiontoday.org/treatment

We do accept a limited number of referrals for private funding and the rate in this instance is £550 per week.

Please contact if you require further information.

February 2009

Walsingham House scored 3 on the recent Healthcare Commission review just 1 short of excellent.

We are now committed to working on those areas on which we fell just short.