John Storer Clinic

John Storer Clinic

Ropewalk House

115 The Ropewalk

Nottingham

NG1 5DU

Tel: (0115) 941 8964  or Freephone 0300 300 2200

Fax: (0115) 948 5508

John Storer Clinic, Community Drug Team, is the out-patient community base which offers a comprehensive treatment service for clients who have a drug related problem.  The clinic offers a wide range of treatment options providing individualised based care, based on their individual needs.  A range of prescribing options are offered, which include detoxification, stabilisation and harm minimisation base prescribing.  The services compromises nurses, social workers, doctors and substance misuse specialists all of whom hold accredited qualifications in the specialist field. The service has strong links with all other drug and alcohol treatment services in Nottingham. The service delivers treatment in accordance with the national guidelines; Drug misuse and dependence, UK guidelines on clinical management.

Who they see

Any individual aged 18 and over with drug problems.

Services provided

• Advice, information and counselling
• Comprehensive assessments
• Community Drug and Alcohol Psychosocial Interventions
• Non-opiate problem drug interventions including prescribing
• Complex Prescribing Services
• Access to In-Patient and Community Detox
• Access to all Nottingham Drug Treatment Services
• Clinic based and home visits
• Self-referral Naltrexone available Monday to Friday
• Individualised treatment packages utilising abstinence and medicated assisted recovery
• Psychiatric and psychological treatment
• Rapid prescribing for clients in the Criminal Justice System via Rapid Access Team (Castle Gate House, 24-30 Castle Gate, Nottingham, Tel: 0115 9151431)
• Blood borne virus screening and immunisation
• On-site Hepatology treatment
• Asian Substance Misuse Worker
• Assessment for extended care funding
• Auricular Acupuncture
• Clinical nurse specialist for pregnant women and families
• Drug Liaison Midwife
• Service User Panel
• Welfare Rights advice
• Working Links
• Listening Ear – offering pastoral onsite care
• HLG/Aspire link up pathway
• Pathway link up for IAPT

How to access  the service

Self-referral:

By seeing the Duty Worker at the John Storer Clinic (no appointment necessary) or

written referral to John Storer Clinic team (address above).

Opening Times

The Team Leader for this service is Nick Coombs, nick.coombs@nottshc.nhs.uk or Tel:  0115 9418964.