Useful Contacts

ADFAM
(National Charity for the Families and
Friends of Drug Misusers)
Waterbridge House
32-36 Loman Street
London
SE1 0EH
www.adfam.org.uk
admin@adfam.org.uk
Tel: 020 7928 8898
Fax: 020 7928 8923

ANSA
(Association of Nurses in Substance Abuse)
37A Star Street
Ware
Hertfordshire
SG12 7AA
www.ansauk.org
info@ansauk.org
Tel: 0870 241 3503

Drugs in School Helpline
Release
388 Old Street
London
EC1V 9LT
www.release.org.uk
ask@release.org
Tel: 0808 8000 800

Drugscope
(formerly Institute for the
Study of Drug Dependence)
32-36 Loman Street
London
SE1 0EE
www.drugscope.org.uk
info@drugscope.org.uk
Tel: 020 7928 1211
Fax: 020 7928 1771

Home Office
Central Enquiry Line – All Regions
Tel: 0870 000 1585

London & South East
Communities & Law Enforcement Drugs Unit
Tel: 020 7217 8417

Home Office - FRANK
(see Definitions and Acronyms)
‘Substance Misuse and the Workplace’
www.drugs.gov.uk Drugs in the workplace
www.talktofrank.com
Tel: 0800 77 66 00

General Medical Council (GMC)
44 Hallam Street
London W1N 6AE
Tel: 020 7580 7652
Fax: 020 7915 3641

British Medical Association (BMA)
BMA House
Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9JP
www.bma.org.uk
Tel: 020 7387 4499
Fax: 020 7383 6400

Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales
Unit 4/5, Charnwood Court
Heol Billingsley
Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
Tel: 01443 848450
Fax: 01443 848472

Commission for Social Care Inspection
33 Greycoat Street
London
SW1P 2QF
www.csci.org.uk
Tel: 020 7979 2000
Fax: 020 7979 2111

General Medical Council
178 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5JE
gmc@gmc-uk.org
Tel: 020 7580 7642
Fax: 020 7915 3641

St James Building
79 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6FQ
gmc@gmc-uk.org
Tel: 0845 357 8001
Fax: 0845 358 9001

Napier House
35 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1DY
gmc@gmc-uk.org
Tel: 0131 240 6410
Fax: 0131 220 0120

Healthcare Commission (CHAI)
Finsbury Tower
103-105 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8TG
www.healthcarecommision.org.uk
Tel: 020 7448 9200

Medical Defence Union (MDU)
230 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8PJ
www.the-mdu.com
Tel: 0800 716 376

Medical Protection Society
33 Cavendish Square
London W1G OPS
www.mps.org.uk
Tel: 020 7399 1300

Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
202 City Road
London
EC1V 2PH
www.ukna.org
Tel: 020 7251 4007
Fax: 020 7251 4006

National Council for Hospice and
Specialist Palliative Care Services
First Floor
34-44 Britannia Street
London WC1X 9JG
www.hospice-spc-coucil.org.uk
Tel: 020 7520 8299
Fax: 020 7520 8298

National Patient Safety Agency
4-8 Maple Street
London
W1T 5HD
www.npsa.nhs.uk
Tel: 020 7927 9500
Fax: 020 7927 9501

National Pharmaceutical Association
Mallinson House
38-42 St Peter’s Street
St Albans, Herts AL1 3NP
www.npa.co.uk
Tel: 01727 832 161
Fax: 01727 840 858

National Treatment Agency
5th Floor Hannibal House
Elephant and Castle
London SE1 6TE
www.nta.nhs.uk
Tel: 020 7972 2214
Fax: 020 7972 2248

The Neuropathy Trust
PO Box 26
Nantwich
Cheshire CW5 5FP
www.neuropathy-trust.org

Northern Ireland Health and
Social Services, Central Services Agency
25 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8FH
Tel: 028 9053 5653
Fax: 028 9053 2963

Obesity Management Association
6 Victoria Crescent Road
Glasgow
G12 9DB
www.omaorg.com
Tel: 0141 357 1991
Fax: 0141 357 3322

Prescribing Support Unit
Blenheim House
Duncombe Street
Leeds LS1 4PL
www.psu.co.uk
Tel: 0113 243 2289
Fax: 0113 244 1845

Prescription Pricing Authority
Bridge House
152 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 6SN
www.ppa.org.uk
Tel: 0191 232 5371
Fax: 0191 232 2480

Prescription Pricing Division - SCOTLAND
Aberdeen -
Bridge View
1 North Esplanade West, AB11 5QF
Tel: 01224 358 300
Fax: 01224 358 390

Edinburgh -
Elliott House
Hillside Crescent, EH7 5EA
Tel: 0131 557 3733
Fax: 0131 557 6883

Glasgow -
Savoy Tower
77 Renfrew Street, G2 3BZ
Tel: 0141 332 0787
Fax: 0141 332 5976

Health Solutions Wales
Prescribing Services Unit
13th Floor
Brunel House
2 Fitzallen Road
Cardiff CF24 0HA
Help Desk - (15 lines) Tel: 02920 503 456

Royal College of General Practitioners
14 Princes Gate
Hyde Park
London SW7 1PU
www.rcgp.org.uk
Tel: 020 7581 3232

Royal College of Nursing
Head Office
20 Cavendish Square
London
W1G 0RN
www.rcn.org.uk
Tel: 0845 772 6100
RCN Direct (24-hour service)

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
1 Lambeth High Street
London
SE1 7JN
www rpsgb.org.uk
Tel: 020 7735 9141
Fax: 020 7735 7629

36 York Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3HU
www.rpsgb.org.uk/scotland
Tel: 0131 556 4386
Fax: 0131 558 8850

Gloucester House
14 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff
CF10 5DP
www.rpsgb.org.uk/wales
Tel: 029 2041 2800
Fax: 029 2041 2810

Scottish Commission for the
Regulation of Care
Compass House
11 Riverside Drive
Dundee
DD1 4NY
www.carecommission.com
Tel: 01382 207100
Fax: 01382 207289

Shipman Inquiry
www.the-shipman-inquiry.org.uk

Surelines Pharmaceutical Services Ltd
for training courses, SOPs templates and
CD registers
FREEPOST MID23599
Blisworth
NORTHAMPTON NN7 3BR
www.surelines.com
enquiries@surelines.com
Tel: 01604 859000

United Kingdom Central Council
for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
23 Portland Place
London
W1N 4JT
www.nmc-uk.org
Tel: 0171 637 7181
Fax: 0171 436 2924