Wear Recovery – Sunderland Integrated Drug and Alcohol Service – CNTW185

Sunderland Integrated Drug and Alcohol Service is now delivering Drug and Alcohol Treatment in Sunderland.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Humankind and Changing Lives are delighted to be working in partnership and delivering a new model of care, with recovery from addiction at its heart.

Referrals can be made through the existing number 0800 234 6798 (free from landlines and mobiles).

In addition to utilising local community resources the service will be delivered from three key Recovery Hubs:

• 4-6 Mary St. Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1 3NH
Opening hours:
Monday 9am – 5pm
Tuesday 9am – 8pm
Wednesday 9am – 6.30pm (Choir only 5pm – 7pm)
Thursday 9am – 5pm
Friday 9am – 5pm

• Vermont House, Concord, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE37 2SQ
Opening hours:
Monday 9am – 5pm
Tuesday 9am – 5pm
Wednesday 9am – 8pm (alternate weeks)
Thursday 9am – 5pm
Friday 9am – 5pm

• Empire House, 62 Newbottle St. Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 4AJ
Opening hours:
Monday 9am – 5pm
Tuesday 9am – 5pm
Wednesday 9am – 8pm (alternate weeks)
Thursday 9am – 5pm
Friday 9am – 5pm

Each Hub will offer the full range of service including clinical, coordination and psychosocial interventions.

The harm reduction service no longer runs from Saville Place or Lloyds Pharmacy in Hendon.

Wear Recovery – Harm Reduction Service/Clinics

4-6 Mary Street, Sunderland – includes needle exchange
Monday 9am – 5pm
Tuesday 9am – 8pm
Wednesday 9am – 6.30pm
Thursday 9am – 5pm
Friday 9am – 5pm

Empire House Harm Reduction Clinic times
Wednesday 9.30am – 1pm
Friday 2pm – 5pm

Vermont House Harm Reduction Clinic times
Tuesday 2pm – 5pm
Thursday 9.30am – 1pm

If you require further information about the service please email us at NTAWNT.WearRecovery@nhs.net

About the partners:

• Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest mental health and disability Trusts in England serving a population of approximately 1.7 million, providing services across an area totalling 3,350 square miles. We work from over 70 sites across Cumbria, Northumberland, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland. Our vision is to improve the well-being of everyone we serve through delivering services that match the best in the world. We have a number of regional and national specialist services.
• Changing Lives is a national registered charity which provides specialist support for thousands of vulnerable adults, young people and families every month. Our aim is to help those most in need in our communities to make positive and lasting changes towards a fulfilling life.  We help people who are experiencing problems including homelessness, addiction, sexual violence and abuse, and a range of other problems by reaching out in to our communities.  We offer specialist support services for women, young people and families, and provide employment opportunities for our clients. For more information visitwww.changing-lives.org.uk
• Humankind is one of the most successful charities, in the North East, helping some 12,000 people in 2016/17 to realise their potential.  Our aims are to help service users identify the steps they have to take and then support them in their journey. We have long held expertise in areas like employment and skills, housing support, offender rehabilitation, children young people’s and families and health and wellbeing. This experience allows us to offer more holistic support for service users.Our services are based across the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside region and the North West. For more information visitwww.humankindcharity.org.uk

How can I get referred to Wear Recovery?

Referrals can be made through the existing number 0800 234 6798 (free from landlines and mobiles)

The NHS Northern Gambling Service

Provided by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust this service includes psychologists, therapists, psychiatrists and mental health nurses who work to deliver specialist addiction therapy and recovery to those affected by gambling addiction. The service offers 1-1 CBT and group sessions as well as virtual sessions through Skype and over the telephone.

The service supports families and carers whose relatives have a gambling addiction.

The service has a main base in Leeds with satellite clinics opening in Sunderland and Manchester in January 2020. Anyone living in Sunderland, South Tyneside, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland can access the service either via self-referral or can be referred by a professional within services they may already be involved with as well as their GP. Although the clinic in Sunderland is not currently operating as yet, you can still refer through to the Leeds base. Please visit Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for full referral details.