Service Detail

We are a community drug and alcohol service for anyone over the age of 18 living in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The team comprises several teams across three two main sites plus various GP surgeries and satellites within the borough. The Core service in Battersea, GP shared care clinics and our Offender Care team offer addictions related prescribing alongside psycho-social interventions and access to a range of groups. Psychology and counselling services are available to those accessing all pathways. Recovery and peer mentoring services are also available to all service users.

The service is a consortium with the South London and Maudsley being the clinical lead in partnership with the charities CDARS, We Are With You and St Mungo's. Staff are therefore employed from medical, psychology, nursing, recovery worker, outreach and ETE backgrounds.

The service works closely with local hospitals and GPs, Wandsworth Council services, other local partner agencies and the Service User Council. The over-arching aim of the service is to support service users in reducing or stopping their substance use and associated harm, and working towards sustainable and meaningful recovery in the community.

The core site at St John's also offers needle exchange, blood testing, hep B vaccinations, medical and nurse assessments, smoking cessation, legal advice, Hep C treatment plus access to detox, day programme and residential rehab options. Specialist professionals run sessions at the sites - e.g. domestic violence (Refuge). The Offender Care team works closely with local probation and IOM services and can offer follow up and support for substance users recently arrested, those with court orders or being released from prison. Our Recovery Hub offers employability programmes, access to courses, skills training, social events, activities such as yoga, music and art- available at any point in a person's treatment journey.

To make a referral please email WCDAS-Referrals@slam.nhs.uk