Paying for mental health care: NHS

Free. You can refer yourself to NHS talking therapies without seeing a GP; other NHS mental health services usually need a referral.

Paying for mental health care: Private

Self-pay or private medical insurance. Ask about the cost of assessment, each session and any medication.

Drug and alcohol services in England and Scotland

Docorix lists 240 drug and alcohol services in England and Scotland, in 140 towns and cities. 173 hold a current CQC rating and 164 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. Together they are registered for 1,371 beds.

CQC register data updated 6 October 2026

Drug and alcohol services include community teams you visit for treatment and support, and residential rehabilitation where you stay for a programme. NHS and council-funded community services are free and most accept self-referral; residential rehab may be funded after an assessment or paid for privately.

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Order: official CQC rating only – Outstanding first, then Good. Providers cannot pay to appear higher.

Drug and alcohol services by county

Essex 7
Suffolk 1
Norfolk 1
Cambridgeshire 2
Hertfordshire 6
Bedfordshire 6
London 44
West Sussex 5
Kent 10
Hampshire 9
Oxfordshire 2
East Sussex 5
Surrey 2
Berkshire 7
Isle of Wight 1
Somerset 9
Dorset 7
Bristol 1
Gloucestershire 8
Cornwall 3
Devon 3
Wiltshire 4
Derbyshire 2
Nottinghamshire 3
Leicestershire 3
Lincolnshire 3
Northamptonshire 3
West Midlands 8
Worcestershire 1
Staffordshire 3
Herefordshire 1
Warwickshire 4
Shropshire 1
Lancashire 4
Greater Manchester 11
Cheshire 5
Merseyside 7
County Durham 2
Tees Valley 9
Tyne and Wear 5
South Yorkshire 7
West Yorkshire 9
East Riding of Yorkshire 2
North Yorkshire 4

Drug and alcohol services by town or city

Showing the 60 towns with the most; use the search to find the rest.

Who runs drug and alcohol services?

12NHS
70Independent
153Charity / not-for-profit
5Council-run

Taken from the CQC register: “NHS” means run by an NHS body or providing NHS primary care; “Independent” is the CQC’s word for a provider that is not an NHS body – a company, partnership or individual. It says who runs the service, not who pays: many independent providers deliver NHS- or council-funded care. Charities and community interest companies are shown separately, where the register or the provider’s name says so. Use the All · NHS · Private switch at the top of any directory page to browse one kind only.

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Paying for mental health care

NHS: Free. You can refer yourself to NHS talking therapies without seeing a GP; other NHS mental health services usually need a referral.
Private: Self-pay or private medical insurance. Ask about the cost of assessment, each session and any medication.

In a crisis, call 111 and choose the mental health option, or 999 if a life is at risk.

Official guidance: NHS talking therapies

General guidance for England, not financial advice. Rules and charges change – check the official pages above.