We provide specialist alcohol assessment, advice regarding withdrawal medications, onward referrals to specialist community alcohol services as well as advice and information on reduction and abstinence.

Our services at Wythenshawe and North Manchester General Hospital currently provide outpatient clinics for patients referred to our services for telephone clinics, pre-operative assessments

We support hospital staff regarding the management of patients with a range of alcohol use disorders including specialist advice regarding the management of medications to aid alcohol withdrawal, provision of training to medical and nursing staff.

Contact details

Wythenshawe Hospital Alcohol Care Team

Monday to Friday 8:00 and 18:00

Saturday and Sunday 8:00-16:00

Office Number: 0161 291 4187.

Bleep numbers: 2530 or 2532

alcohol.team@mft.nhs.uk

 

MRI Alcohol Care Team

Monday – Friday 8:00-16:00

Phone: 07826343523

Contact Alcohol Care Team on Vocera.

Referrals to be made on HIVE

MRI.Alcoholcareteam@mft.nhs.uk

 

NMGH Alcohol Care Teams

Monday – Friday 8:00-18:00

Saturday and Sunday 08:00-13:00

Phone: 07788831678 or Bleep 4030

NMGH.Alcoholcareteam@mft.nhs.uk

 

Supportive Outreach and Engagement Team (for ACT internal referrals)

Monday – Friday 08:00-16:00

Alcohol.OutreachTeam@mft.nhs.uk

Local Alcohol Services

If a patient is being discharged and has not been seen by the Alcohol Care Team, patient can self-refer to local alcohol services.

Details of which are below:

Manchester Residents:

CGL– Care Grow Live

Bradnor Point Wythenshawe 0161 945 8772

Zion Centre Hulme 0161 226 5526

Carnarvon Street Cheetham Hill 0161 214 0770

Monday to Friday 9-5 with some evening openings, please ring 0161 945 8772 for details.

Trafford, Bury, Bolton, Salford residents:

ACHIEVE

Trafford 0161 358 0991

Bury 0161 271 0020

Salford 0161 358 1530

Bolton – 01204 483 090

Monday to Friday – 9am – 5pm – (With the exception of Thursday, open until 7pm).

Stockport residents:

START – Stockport

START operates from many locations within Stockport, including the council contact centre at Fred Perry House.

The service operates Monday to Wednesday 8am – 7pm, Thursday 8am – 5pm and Friday 8am – 4.30pm evening appointments are also available.

0161 474 3141 or email START@stockport.gov.uk

Rochdale and Oldham residents

ROAR – Turning Point

This service operates Week days 9am- 5pm

0300 555 0234

Other services:

Alcoholics Anonymous UK

Drink Aware

Alcohol change