Bristol Drug and Alcohol Service

Overview- - Bristol ROADS

Please see the Opiate Dependence page on Remedy for general advice and information about OST across BNSSG.

Bristol ROADS (Recovery Orientated Alcohol & Drugs Service) provides a wide range of free and confidential support for people who have problems with their alcohol or drug use.

They provide outreach and in-reach support for people to access the full range of support offered by ROADS. They also work in partnership with GP Practices to provide alcohol detoxes and opioid substitute prescriptions and detoxes in the community.

ROADS is a partnership between BDP (Bristol Drugs Project), DHI (Developing Health & Independence) and AWP (Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust).

Please also see Breaking Free for online support for Bristol patients with alcohol or drug problems, including prescribed medication.

GPs can refer patients, or patients can be advised to contact BDP's Harm Reduction Centre detailed below.

Children (aged 17 and under) - see Children and Young People section of Remedy

Community Recovery Centre Hubs

Developing Health and Independence (DHI)  Patients can choose from a range of one-to-one and group support and activities at Community Recovery Hubs whether they are preparing to make changes, building thier recovery or wanting to prevent relapse. 

Community Recovery Hub

• Central: E5, 16-18 King Square, BS2 8AZ

• North: Greenrooms, Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5PY

• South: @Symes Community Centre, Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, Bristol, BS13 0BE

Email for general enquiries: roads@dhi-services.org.uk

Clients can self-refer to DHI if not opiate dependant.

Telephone: 0117 440 0540 (Open Monday – Friday: 9am – 8pm and Saturday: 9am – 1pm)

Community Recovery Hubs can direct people to Complex Care if they have other needs or complexity, or require detoxing in a medical or residential setting.

Health and Harm Reduction Centre

Bristol Drugs Project (BDP) supports patients currently using alcohol or drugs to reduce the risks involved, this includes: Needle and Syringe Programme, Nursing Support (including wound care), Naloxone Supply and BBV testing and support.

Health & Harm Reduction Centre - Drop-in, Monday – Friday: 9am – 8pm and Saturday 10am – 1pm (Bank holidays: 9am – 5pm. Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day)

Contact details:

Bristol Drugs Project, 11 Brunswick Square, Bristol, BS2 8PE

Email: info@bdp.org.uk Telephone: 0117 987 6000

Shared Care

BDP’s Shared Care team work in GP Practices across Bristol to support your patients with an alcohol detox or an opioid substitute prescription and detox.

Assessments for opioid substitution treatment are undertaken by BDP Shared Care and Assessment team.

Homelessness and Housing

Addiction Recovery Agency (ARA) provides supported housing opportunities to match the needs of individuals at different stages in their recovery journey. Professionals can refer via the Housing Support Register.

Email: info@addictionrecovery.org.uk Telephone: 0117 930 0282

Referrals

****New Referral Process from February 2024****

To make a referral to BDP please complete the online referral form which can be accessed below:

https://www.bdp.org.uk/gp-referral/

Referrers will be able to offer the patient an assessment appointment before they leave the consultation. Alternatively this can be delegated to practice admin teams. Please note that old referral forms will no longer be accepted.*

Urine drug screen - BDP will now be able to dip test Urine Drug Screens at assessment so these are no longer needed with a referral.

*This change is part of a wider Transformation Programme undertaken by Public Health and aims to address the high drop rate from GP referral to entering ROADS. The aim is to make is to create less barriers for the patient to access the service. This change was made in consultation with GPs at the GP Best Practice Meetings. Feedback will be collected and a review of the new system will be undertaken.

Referral Contact.

Shared Care enquiries (BDP): Tel: 0117 987 6018 (all contact) or 6017 (Professional only number)

info@bdp.org.uk

Resources

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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