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Professionals section
Making a referral
- Third party referrals are accepted from GPs, Social Services, CPNs, housing providers and other professionals involved with clients.
- Referrals can only be accepted with Client consent.
- Clients can also refer themselves to any of our services, via telephone attendance at one of our Walk-in sessions
What happens after a referral?
- An appointment will be offered to the client for an Initial Assessment Interview. This interview will be with a trained worker.
- At the weekly team meeting assessments are discussed and suitable treatment options decided.
- The client is then advised of the decision, be it allocation of a keyworker for Counselling and Therapeutic or nursing services, referral for detoxification, rehabilitation, occupational therapy and group support or referral to our Adult Outreach Services.
More than one of these options may be appropriate, so clients can receive more than one service at the same time. Equally during engagement with the Service the needs of the Client may change and they will be offered treatment options as necessary. All cases are constantly reviewed.
- We will keep you informed of progress with the client.
Client confidentiality
Unless consent has been obtained from the client Drinksense are unable to disclose any information to you. This includes telling you if the client is attending our services, unless you referred them. You can ring us to discuss this further if you wish.
ADULT OUTREACH SERVICES
Making a referral
- Third party referrals are accepted from GPs, Social Services, CPNs, housing providers and other professionals involved with clients.
- Referrals can only be accepted with Client consent.
- Referrals must be received in writing via post or fax (see the contact page for details of your nearest service)
- Clients can also refer themselves to any of our services, via telephone attendance at one of our Walk-in sessions (see contacts page for details)
What happens after a referral?
- For some people one meeting is enough. For others a plan might include:
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- A further assessment
- Referral to other services
- Help with immediate problems – usually just one or two meetings are necessary
- A meeting with a key worker to discuss and agree a plan of support.
More than one of these options may be appropriate, so clients can receive more than one service at the same time. Equally during engagement with the Service the needs of the Client may change and they will be offered treatment options as necessary. All cases are constantly reviewed.
Client confidentiality
Unless consent has been obtained from the client Drinksense is unable to disclose any information to you. This includes telling you if the client is attending our services, unless you referred them. You can ring us to discuss this further if you wish.
YOUNG PEOPLE SERVICE
We can deliver formal alcohol awareness and harm minimisation information in a variety of settings, which include schools, youth clubs and other youth settings. In schools Drinksense can offer a fresh perspective to your students, designed to complement your teaching strategy.
Key themes within the education and prevention work include:
- Alcohol and risk taking behaviour
- Alcohol, sexual health and teenage pregnancy
- Alcohol and anti-social behaviour
- Alcohol awareness, knowledge, attitudes and skill development
We also offer support to those working with young people to identify ways to improve awareness about the risks associated with alcohol misuse.
We can provide individual advice and information for those young people who may have concerns about their own or are affected by someone else's drinking.
We accept referrals by e-mail, fax, letter or telephone. There is a charge for this service, please contact for details. Link to Young Person’s page
DRINKSENSE & THE NATIONAL PROBATION SERVICE (CAMBRIDGESHIRE) PARTNERSHIP
The partnership project operates in Peterborough, Huntingdon, Wisbech, March and Cambridge. A team of counsellors offer one-to-one counselling and support to individuals convicted of alcohol related offences.
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Referrals are made by probation officers; attendance may be a condition of a community order or licence, sessions take place on probation premises.
Work can continue for the entire length of an order or licence, if appropriate, and may include any of the following interventions:
- Alcohol reduction planning
- Alcohol awareness and education
- Counselling
- Goal setting and planning to change
- Help to develop coping strategies
- Support
- Relapse prevention
Drinksense partnership workers are also involved in delivery of the Probation Service accredited Drink Drive Programme.
Where appropriate, partnership workers liaise with Drinksense colleagues to provide any of the following services:
In-patient detox
Home detox
Social support group
Outreach support
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Link to Alcohol, You and Trouble
HOW DO I CONTACT THE SERVICE?
Drinksense
William Streader House
20a Deerfield Road
March
PE15 9AH
Tel: 01354 650457
Fax: 01354 661266
Queen Mary Centre
Queens Road
Wisbech
PE13 2PE
Tel: 01945 474153
We are currently unable to accept referrals via e-mail, or to enter into a dialogue on e-mail.
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