The Delamere blog

No one thing causes addiction, rather it is a complicated mix of factors that combine to drag a person in. In fact, there is evidence that the following can all contribute to a person becoming addicted: Genetics Environment Social groups Personal trauma Circumstance Physical factors. However, there is not a specific gene that leads to…

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The simple answer to whether you can visit someone in addiction rehab is ‘yes you can’ and if you feel able to, ‘yes you should’. Not only is it possible to visit someone who is in rehab, your continued contact and support can be extremely beneficial to their recovery. Effective clinics will want to involve…

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The sheer volume of people who have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol or drugs make it inevitable that many of us may have a colleague who is struggling. The current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on alcohol use disorders states that 24% of people in England drink in a way that…

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When a loved one, friend or colleague is in the throes of addiction, getting them help is often all you want to do. For some people rehab may be the answer to recovery - for others your support and that of community-based groups and clinicians may be enough. Rehab tends mostly to be recommended at…

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Knowing how to help an alcoholic can be a challenging, frightening and bewildering task. We’ve all heard the adage that you can only help someone who wants to help themselves, and, to a certain extent, that is true of someone misusing alcohol. However, there are positive things you can do to help someone to move…

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When you give up alcohol, having been a dependent drinker, you’ll move through various stages of recovery. There are always going to be individual variations to these but broadly speaking we can make some assumptions about what we expect to happen and when.

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Rehab clinics are closely regulated and must be safe and effective. Stringent checks take place to regularly ensure it is the case. There are two types of rules and regulations prevalent in the world of rehab - the external ones and the internal guidance and expectation set to keep everyone safe. Strict external rules and…

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Delamere was created to break the mould of traditional rehab - harnessing the power of experience to deliver something that is both different and effective. We did not want to be bound by the confines of a building that was originally developed for a different purpose or to reproduce treatment plans and worksheets that were…

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2020 will see us open the doors at Delamere Health Ltd and start helping guests Grow Beyond Addiction.  Our pre-opening launch event will be held on the 28th January 2020.  We’d love for you to join us for a tour of the UK’s first purpose-built addiction treatment & behavioural health clinic + presentations from: World-renowned…

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Nights Nurses RMN/RGN Residential Detox and Rehabilitation Would you like to join our Clinical Nursing Team and help share and realise our vision: to become the UK’s most progressive behavioural health brand and offer exemplary care in first class facilities. We are now recruiting Night Nurses RMN/RN Adult Support our multi-disciplinary team in assessing, planning and…

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