Private clinics struggle to get funding as government policy favours less effective – but cheaper – methadone clinics. Nina Lakhani reports
Britain's rehab services are facing collapse. No fewer than 15 of the UK's 100 rehab centres have closed in the past 15 months, despite an increase in the number of people seeking help for addictions.
Because of changes in government health policy, private rehab centres are finding fewer and fewer health authorities are willing to foot the bill for addicts to have residential treatment, despite that fact that it is much more effective in getting them off drugs, according to the Addiction Recovery Foundation.
The Independent on Sunday learnt this weekend that a flagship rehab centre – £26m Winthrop Hall in Kent – is preparing to shut after only one year of operation.
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I have just come out of Life Works, a private centre in Surrey, UK. I would highly recommend it to anyone and as far as I know, it is not closing down!
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