Hospital type Residential Number of beds 122 | Phone +44 1721 722763 Founded 1988 | |
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Location Peeblesshire, United Kingdom Care system Private, NHS, Psychiatric Lists Hospitals in the United Kingdom Address Blyth Bridge, West Linton EH46 7DH, United Kingdom Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hours Similar Cringletie, Nether Horsburgh Castle, Coronation Chair, Glentress Forest, Whitslaid Tower Profiles | ||
Castle Craig Hospital is a private residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic located in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is the largest addiction treatment hospital in the UK and since its founding in 1988 it has treated over 10,000 patients. It is based at Castle Craig, an 18th-century country house set in 50 acres (20 ha) of private parkland near the village of Blyth Bridge, around 20 miles (32 km) south of Edinburgh.
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Treatment
Treatment is based upon the 12-step abstinence-based model of care which recognises addiction as a disease and abstinence from all drugs is essential for long-lasting recovery. The treatment programme at Castle Craig is led by a Medical Director and Consultant Psychiatrist, and provides medical treatment, psychiatric therapy and complementary therapies.
The following treatments are offered to all patients:
Family therapy is an important part of treatment and Castle Craig offers it as a standard part of treatment. Aftercare consists of a two-year plan for each patient and is essential to reduce the risks of relapse. Group therapy aftercare sessions are held at four locations across Scotland every week and patients are encouraged to attend them for two years. A similar service is also offered in The Netherlands. All patients are encouraged to join local 12-step support groups, including Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Gamblers Anonymous (GA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA) and Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA).
Castle Craig is a provider of services to the National Health Service in the UK, and is also a recognised part of the Dutch health care system through its branch in The Hague. Castle Craig is a recognised health service provider to the European Commission and uses the Cross-Border directive.
History
The estate is first recorded in 1170 when it was confirmed, as part of the parish of Kirkurd, to Bishop Engelram of Glasgow by Pope Alexander III. The present Castle Craig was built in 1798 by Sir John Gibson-Carmichael (1773–1803), a relative of the Earl of Hyndford. In 1905 it was sold to James Mann, who commissioned Sir John James Burnet to remodel the house. It was in use as a residential school in the early 1970s.
The founders of the hospital, Peter McCann and Dr. Margaret Ann McCann, first founded a treatment centre at Clouds House in Wiltshire, England, in 1983, before opening Castle Craig in 1988. Castle Craig is a category B listed building.