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Breaking Free (Bristol & South Glos)

Checked: 23-08-2021 by Vicky Ryan Next Review: 23-01-2022

Overview

Breaking free is an online resource for patients with alcohol and drug problems, including prescribed medications, which is available for patients registered with a GP in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

The underpinning model in Breaking Free Online is the six-domain Lifestyle Balance Model (LBM). This is a cognitive-behavioural model, with lifestyle at its centre, that conceptualises the aspects of the individual’s functioning that may be perpetuating their substance misuse .The Recovery Progression Measure (RPM), which assesses biopsychosocial functioning in each of the six domains and populates the model for each individual, is a psychometrically validated assessment developed by Breaking Free Group

Breaking free is endorsed by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as complying with guidance PH6 and PH49 on behaviour change interventions.

The dashboard for Breaking Free uses access codes – so is able to see whether patients are prescribed it and how it is used.

Referral

Bristol

Patients registered with a GP in Bristol who are identified as needing support with drug or alcohol services, including prescribed medicines, can log in to the Breaking Free online website. Please warn patients that this may not work with some browsers such as internet explorer.

https://www.breakingfreeonline.com/

On-line access is easy and they simply need to sign up and input an access code:

GP0(zero)1.

South Gloucestershire

Anyone accessing alcohol services in South Gloucestershire can use Breaking Free Online which offers support digitally such as alternative coping strategies. It can be accessed at any time of the day.

The access code for South Gloucestershire residents is: southglos11. If people need help with Breaking Free Online, they can call the triage team on: 01454 86 8750

Efforts are made to ensure the accuracy and agreement of these guidelines, including any content uploaded, referred to or linked to from the system. However, BNSSG ICB cannot guarantee this. This guidance does not override the individual responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient, in consultation with the patient and/or guardian or carer, in accordance with the mental capacity act, and informed by the summary of product characteristics of any drugs they are considering. Practitioners are required to perform their duties in accordance with the law and their regulators and nothing in this guidance should be interpreted in a way that would be inconsistent with compliance with those duties.

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