NCAS, the National Clinical Assessment Service, recently organised a Conference on supporting the health of health practitioners after realising that this was seriously overdue in the UK. By comparison programmes supporting health practioners have been running for 30 years in the USA and CANADA.

It is known that the prognosis for addicted health professionals - given the appropriate therapeutic setting -  is vastly superior to that of other addicted groups. This has been evidenced by longitudinal research in the USA where, with the exception of two states, every medical board has access to a dedicated recovery/rehabilitation service for its members. Full recovery for over 85% of all cases has been reported over periods varying between 10 and 30 years.

Our aim is to provide sustainable recovery treatment for health professionals from the UK and other countries at a cost that is commensurate with the impaired person's financial situation.