Rehab Referral Service UK

November 17, 2025

7:36 pm

Rehab Referral Service UK

Our experienced addictions clinicians work in private rehabs, as well as a wide range of clinical settings. If you are looking for a Rehab Referral Service UK you are welcome to speak to one of our clinicians who would be happy to give you free, impartial and confidential advice.

If you need a Rehab Referral Service UK, we do not charge for this service. We only charge for private treatment at home. Using an app, whichever clinician is free will take your call, aside from our prison clinician as taking a phone into work would be illegal! Emails are also answered in short time.

Our experienced addictions clinicians, aside from working in private rehabs, also work in:

  • Private hospitals
  • NHS and local authority commissioned services
  • GP shared care addiction services
  • Prisons

As such we know the sector. We know what you need and also what you don’t need. Sadly, the internet is awash with salespeople. They are there to sell and have targets to meet.

While the person you speak to may have some lived experience of addiction themselves, behind their flashy website is someone working off a laptop in their kitchen with one eye on the screen and the other on their sales target.

Because these people (known as referral agents) are not clinicians they tend to oversell and overpromise. Addiction treatment really hasn’t changed much over the decades: and it doesn’t need to.

There may have been some new therapies and medications but the essence of treatment remains the same. It’s crucial to choose the right Rehab Referral Service UK for effective treatment.

Why Should I Speak To A Clinician?

Our clinicians treat patients. They draw up treatment plans, assess patients and prescribe medication. With decades of experience (sometimes decades each!) they are able to share this knowledge so that someone seeking treatment can make an informed choice.

We do this so that patients access low cost effective treatment and not spend money they don’t need to on things that won’t bring any additional benefit. By consulting our Rehab Referral Service UK, you ensure you receive genuine advice and support.

When you speak with a clinician, in confidence, they can guide you on how long a treatment plan is likely to last.

For example, they will be able to give you an accurate picture of how long it would take to detox from, for example, 40MG of Methadone a day or 40 Units of alcohol. Referral agents can’t and will try and get you booked in for the longest period of time they can.

It is a common ploy of referral agents to ask you what your budget is. They will then match this to a rehab programme so that you spend the entire budget. Our clinicians are not interested in where you go or how much you spend, they are only there to give advice.

Indeed, the clinician you speak to may work at the other end of the country but they have access to a spreadsheet that will give them the local information on where to go and how much it will cost. The importance of choosing the right Rehab Referral Service UK cannot be overstated.

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What Are The Problems With Referral Agents?

Where do we start! The answer is: Lots. They are there to sell. Some will advertise that they own rehab centres when all they do is take your details and pass them on to a rehab centre.

They do this so that, if you book, they will receive commission of up to 50%. Others will pose as advice services but will also claim commission if you go in.

There are some particularly rogue actors within the referral sector. One is notorious for passing on your details to every rehab centre in the country, after making a direct referral to a centre they think will take you at the top of your budget.

They will change your phone number by one digit and call these “non contact” referrals. They do this so that other centres can not contact you but so they can place their flag in the ground. Should you then go to another centre they will insist on commission.

Companies house records show that this company has assets of £6,000,000. There “community outreach” manager has called us, several times asking us to link our website to theirs. This is solely to boost their sales.

What Are The Specific Issues With Referral Agents?

Referral agents spend very considerable sums renting virtual office spaces. They do this so they can acquire post box addresses so google is manipulated into thinking they have centres all over the UK: They don’t.

They may have hundreds of different phone numbers but they all get answered by one person. A “whisper” will tell the person answering the name of the service you called so they know how to answer the call.

One referral agent is known to invoice rehab centres within minutes of you arriving and settling your bill. She will chase the centre for payment, continuously, throughout the day, until it is settled. She also has a wholly fictitious website for a rehab that does not exist.

Using pictures obtained from Rightmove and a local gym, the website makes it look as if there is an exclusive private rehab in the heart of the Surrey countryside: There isn’t.

Referral agents make promises no one can keep. Our clinicians, when assessing patients on arrival, have been asked , among other things, where the swimming pool was and what type of caviar is served. A common problem is referral agents promising fully staffed and equipped gyms.

Exercise has very positive benefits in recovery. However, rehab is not about building muscle but recovery. Gym equipment, for those undergoing detox, would be incredibly dangerous and the staffing levels required (as well as the cost of the gym) would mean these costs are passed on to the client.

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How Can Find Me a Rehab Help?

Our clinicians have the expert knowledge, not only of their subject, but the private rehab sector: Because we work in it. While the clinician you speak to may not work in your local area, they can give you an honest appraisal of what treatment you need and using a weekly updated database, can tell you where you can get local help and the cost.

Using the right Rehab Referral Service UK is your first step to effective recovery.

Any advice is given in complete confidence. We are registered with the Information Commissioners Office. As registration with the Care Quality Commission is a legal requirement for centers, we only signpost within that framework. We always ask people to check the CQC website for themselves.

Need help finding the right rehab for you or a loved one? Get in touch today and take the first step toward recovery.

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