North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub
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| Service Details | Service Information |
|---|---|
| Service name | North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub |
| Address |
5 Links Place Leith |
| Town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH6 7EZ |
| Telephone number | 0131 554 7516 (option 1 for NHS Substance Misuse Team; option 2 for TPS) |
| Fax number | 0131 553 1101 |
| Website | www.turningpointscotland.com |
| Health board area | Lothian |
| Local authority area | Edinburgh City |
| Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) area | Edinburgh City |
| Catchment Area | Edinburgh North East |
| Type of service | Other (please specify below) |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Voluntary Sector (Turning Point Scotland) & Statutory (NHS Substance Misuse Team) |
| Nature of service | Community Based |
| Referrals | Any Agency, Self Referral, GP, Health Professional, Social Work, Court |
| Client access (please select all that apply) | 18+, Non-gender specific |
| Service Access | |
| Opening days and times |
Monday:
9.00am - 5.00pm
Tuesday: 9.00am - 7.00pm Wednesday: 9.00am - 5.00pm Thursday: 9.00am - 5.00pm Friday: 9.00am - 4.30pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed |
| Service access | By Appointment, No Appointment Required, Home Visits, Contact Address Required |
| Substances treated/targeted | |
| Substances treated/targeted? | Yes |
| Selected substances treated/targeted | Heroin, Dihydrocodeine or other Opiates/Opioids, Cocaine, Amphetamine or other Stimulants, Cannabis or Synthetic Cannabinoids, Diazepam (Valium) or other Benzodiazpeines, MDMA/Ecstasy or other Empathogens, Ketamine, Methoxetamine or other Dissociatives, LSD and other Psychedelics, Solvents/volatile substances, Prescription medication, Over the counter medication, Alcohol |
| Advice and information | Yes |
| Counselling | Yes |
| Counselling options | One-to-One, Motivational Interview, Cognitive Behavour Therapy, Other (please specify below) |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Counselling by NHS Subatance Misuse Team |
| Detoxification as part of the service | Yes |
| Detoxification options | Home Based Detox, Outpatient Detox, Detox By Referral |
| Mental health service | |
| Mental health: does your service provide mental health support and advice? | Yes |
| Mental health support options | As part of the service, By referral to specialist unit |
| Mental health support option types | Depression, Anxiety/Phobic disorder, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Self Harming, Eating Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis, Personality disorder |
| Mental health interventions | Yes |
| Mental health intervention options | Assessment tool to identify mental health problems for drug users, Suicide risk assessment/prevention, Brief Interventions, Stepped care model for pyschological therapies, Dual Diagnosis, Prescribing psychotropic medication, Screening |
| Prescribing service | |
| Prescribing | Yes |
| Prescribing options | By referral |
| Rehabilitation and other services | |
| Rehabilitation and other services provided | Drug testing, Groupwork, Talks/training, Other (please specify below) |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Drug Testing as necessary for Prescribing. |
| Needle Exchange | |
| Needle exchange | Yes |
| Opening days/times |
Monday:
9.00am - 5.00pm
Tuesday: 9.00am- 7.00pm Wednesday: 11.00am - 5.00pm Thursday: 9.00am- 5.00pm Friday: 9.00am - 4.30pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed |
| Needle exchange services | Citric acid, Water for injecting, Sterile spoons, Filters, Needles/syringes packs, Needles/syringe selection system, Foil, Pre-injection swabs, Condoms, Lubricants |
| Do you provide additional services? | Yes |
| Needle exchange additional services | Facility for the return of used equipment, Distribution to friends, family and carers |
| Do you provide specific clinic for clients who use Specific Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDS)? | No |
| Information services | Yes |
| Information resources available | HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Safer Injecting, Wound Care, Other (please specify below) |
| Information services other | Advice is given on an ad-hoc basis,depending on service user information and then signpost to appropriate services |
| Face to face advice services | Yes |
| Face to face advice topics | HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Safer Injecting, Wound Care, Demonstration of paraphenalia use |
| Face to face options other | Advice is given on an ad-hoc basis,depending on service user information and then signpost to appropriate services |
| HIV and hepatitis services | |
| HIV and hepatitis | Yes |
| HIV and hepatitis options | HIV Testing, Hepatitis B Testing, Hepatitis C Testing, Hepatitis Counselling, Specialist Worker, Dry blood spot testing |
| HIV and hepatitis other | Service user would have access to a HepC nurse who is on premises regularly |
| Naloxone services | |
| Naxalone training | Yes |
| Training provision | Overdose Training, Naloxone Training |
| Naloxone supply | First supply of Naloxone kits, Re-supply Naloxone kits following use, Facility for the return of used Naloxone kits |
| Further information | Injecting Equipment Provision, Drop in Triage Assessments, One to One Support, Group Work, Peer Support, Appointments until 7.45pm Tuesday and Thursday. |