For General Practitioners

You spot it.
We manage it.
Your patient gets better.

Call our clinical team Or schedule a time to speak to Dr. Aaron Brown

Alcohol dependence sits outside the GMS contract, but it walks into your consultation room every week. Clean Slate Clinic was built by GPs, for GPs: a CQC-registered home detox service that takes the clinical management completely off your plate.

We prescribe, monitor, and support your patient through assessment, medicated withdrawal, and 12 months of recovery care, keeping you informed at every step. No shared care. No extra appointments. Nothing added to your list.

84%

of clients met their alcohol goals post-detox

University of Sydney evaluation

95%

Client satisfaction

Clean Slate Clinic client reporting

3,000+

Clients supported across Australia and the UK

“As a GP, I see the unfunded work colleagues do every week to plug gaps in alcohol care. Clean Slate Clinic is here to change that.”

— Dr Aaron Brown, Managing Director, Clean Slate Clinic UK

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The clinical case for community detox

NICE guidelines support this approach, and so does the evidence

NICE CG115 (Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis, assessment and management) recommends that patients with moderate alcohol dependence who need assisted withdrawal “should usually be offered a community-based programme.” Inpatient detox is reserved for patients with SADQ scores above 30, seizure or delirium tremens history, significant comorbidities, or concurrent benzodiazepine dependence.

For the majority of your patients who don’t meet those thresholds, community detox is the guideline-endorsed default. This is what we offer in the Clean Slate Clinic Programme.

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Community alcohol detox has high completion rates, achieves better drinking outcomes than inpatient detox, and is 10-22× cheaper Nadkarni et al., systematic review‍

What happens when you refer

Simple to refer or signpost.

You refer or signpost

This can be done via the online form or by just providing the patient with our contact details.

We assess

Our clinical team conducts an assessment within 48 hours and confirms suitability.

We treat and support

With our programme of comprehensive medical assessment, blood tests (we arrange and manage), detox plan with medication (if required) which we prescribe, monitor and follow up together with 12 months of recovery care.

We keep you informed

You receive an acknowledgement within 24 hours if you refer. Once a patient starts the programme, you will receive a clinic letter with planned detox start date and relevant information then an update after the detox review. We will share any relevant results with you for your information but not add additional non-contracted workload. We’ll let you know if we’re prescribing ongoing anti-craving medications and prescribe & review these as we go through the 12-month programme with your patient.

GMC Delegation and Referral guidance (2024)

Clean Slate is self-contained for all prescribing and clinical monitoring during the programme.
You are not taking on shared care, or any other workload outside the GMS contract. GMC Delegation and Referral guidance (2024) makes clear that GPs are not accountable for the clinical actions of the regulated service to which they refer.

Who is suitable

Patient selection: clear criteria, no guesswork

Clean Slate’s clinical team conducts a full suitability assessment before any dates at the point of referral.

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Suitable for referral

SADQ score 15–29 (moderate dependence)
Drinking 15–30 units daily
Stable housing and social circumstances
Nominated support person available at home during detox week
No history of alcohol withdrawal seizures or delirium tremens
Not currently dependent on benzodiazepines
Not pregnant

If you’re unsure, call us. Our clinical team will discuss any borderline case with you directly. Or email us at clinical.advice@cleanslateclinic.co.uk

0203 835 4705

For NHS GPs

Supporting your QOF outcomes, not adding to your workload

Our service directly supports QOF indicators (MH007, MH021) and improves QOF outcomes by helping patients reach BP, HbA1c and lipid targets through alcohol cessation. We return SNOMED-coded results so your records, and your QOF, reflect the gains.

Pricing in clinical context

Comparable to two months of residential rehab, for 12 months of comprehensive support

Clean Slate costs £3,600 for a full 12-month programme; assessment, prescribing, blood tests, clinician contacts, daily monitoring (during detox) and recovery support included. This works out as around £11 a day which is cheaper than drinking for most patients on the programme. As a Social Enterprise we are mission driven to cover our costs so we can help as many people as possible.

Private residential rehab

The Priory · Castle Craig · UKAT

£8,000–£40,000

for 28 days

Inpatient admission required
Limited to residential setting
Variable aftercare provision

NHS community services

Via local drug and alcohol teams

Free

but often with longer waiting times

Referral pathways vary by region
Capacity pressure increasing
Limited home-detox provision

Clean Slate Clinic

CQC-registered home detox

£3,600
_{or £350 per month}

for a full 12-month programme

Starting within 2 weeks
No hospital admission
Daily monitoring + 12 months recovery support

Refer a patient

We do not currently have insurer or government funding in the UK, but are working towards this. Payment plans are available.

Credentials and evidence

UK-regulated. Built on a decade of Australian outcomes.

Clean Slate Clinic was founded by Dr Chris Davis, a UK-trained GP and Addiction Medicine Specialist. The Australian service has supported over 3,000 clients since launch and is the subject of an independent evaluation by the University of Sydney, reporting 84% of clients meeting their alcohol goals post-detox and 95% client satisfaction.

The UK service launched in 2025 with CQC registration (ID 1-22152371205) and follows NICE CG115-aligned clinical protocols. We commit to publishing UK outcomes data as it accumulates.

Independent evaluation

University of Sydney

Clinical article

Australian Prescriber — Dr Chris Davis on home detox

Regulator

Care Quality Commission · ID 1-22152371205

Referral documents and clinical reading