Home alcohol detox in
Berkshire
We provide supervised alcohol detox in your own home across Berkshire.
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A consultant psychiatrist prescribes, a registered nurse visits you, and a prescriber is on call 24 hours a day during your detox. Reading, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead have their own pages; this page covers Bracknell Forest and Wokingham, and West Berkshire by arrangement. Each council has its own free service, listed below.
How home alcohol detox works in Berkshire
Home alcohol detox with Ash Rehab follows the same steps wherever you live. It starts with a free triage call with our clinical team, by phone or video. If home detox looks right, our consultant psychiatrist assesses you by video and reviews your blood tests before anything is prescribed. On the day you start, a registered nurse visits you at home with your first supply of medicine, which is reduced over 7 to 10 days. At each visit your nurse checks your withdrawal score, pulse, blood pressure and temperature, and a prescriber is available by phone 24 hours a day during your detox. A responsible adult stays with you for the first 72 hours, or a trained member of our team if you choose our Enhanced + Supporter programme. Before your detox ends, we agree a written relapse-prevention plan with you, and we call you at 1, 4 and 12 weeks afterwards.
- Free triage call. A confidential phone or video call with our clinical team, in most cases on the day you get in touch.
- Assessment and blood tests. Our consultant psychiatrist assesses you by video and reviews your blood results before writing your detox plan.
- Nurse visits at home. A registered nurse visits you at home, checks your withdrawal on the CIWA-Ar scale and reports to your prescriber.
- Aftercare and relapse prevention. Before your detox ends, we agree a written relapse-prevention plan. With your agreement, we send your GP a summary when your detox finishes. You can ask us not to.
Every programme includes
- A free, confidential triage call by phone or video
- A clinical assessment by video with our consultant psychiatrist
- Blood tests before anything is prescribed
- A personalised detox plan and all the medication it needs
- Nurse visits at home throughout your detox
- CIWA-Ar withdrawal monitoring at every visit
- A prescriber on call 24 hours a day during your detox
- A written emergency plan and relapse-prevention plan
- With your agreement, we send your GP a summary when your detox finishes. You can ask us not to.
Every nurse visit is a booked appointment at your home. We confirm visit times when we assess you.
Areas and postcodes we cover around Berkshire
| Postcode district | Areas |
|---|---|
| RG12, RG42 | Bracknell, Binfield, Warfield |
| RG45 | Crowthorne |
| RG40, RG41 | Wokingham, Winnersh, Finchampstead |
| RG5, RG6 | Woodley, Earley |
| RG10 | Twyford, Wargrave |
| SL5 (part) | Ascot, Sunninghill, Sunningdale |
West Berkshire (Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford: RG14, RG17–RG20) is by arrangement: call us first. Woodley and Earley have Reading addresses but are in Wokingham Borough. Reading, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead have their own pages.
We also cover Bracknell, Wokingham, Woodley, Earley, Crowthorne, Twyford, Ascot, Sandhurst, Newbury (by arrangement) and Thatcham (by arrangement).
Call us on 0330 043 9963 to confirm coverage for your postcode.
Free alcohol support in Berkshire
You do not have to pay for help with alcohol. If you live in Berkshire, you can contact the free local service.
Your council's free drug and alcohol service
Each Berkshire council commissions its own service; the three for this page are listed under other free support.
All three services below accept self-referrals and are free for adults who live in their council area.
Other free support
- New Hope: Bracknell Forest. Run by Bracknell Forest Council. 1 Great Hollands Square, Bracknell RG12 8UX. new.hope@bracknell-forest.gov.uk. Refer yourself online. Phone 01344 312360. More about New Hope: Bracknell Forest
- Cranstoun: Wokingham. 38 Station Road, Wokingham RG40 2AE. For Wokingham Borough residents; lists access to community-based alcohol detoxification. Refer yourself online. Phone 0118 977 2022. More about Cranstoun: Wokingham
- Via: West Berkshire. 1 Station Road, Newbury RG14 7LP. west.berkshire@viaorg.uk. Self-referral for adults 25 and over; under-25s go to The Edge (01635 582002). Phone 0300 303 4554. More about Via: West Berkshire
Talking to your GP in Berkshire
In Bracknell Forest, Wokingham and West Berkshire you can refer yourself to the council's free service without seeing your GP first. Your GP can also refer you, and can check your physical health before you stop drinking.
With your agreement, we send your GP a summary when your detox finishes. You can ask us not to.
Local NHS services are planned by NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board.
If you become unwell during detox in Berkshire
Call 999 if you have a seizure, see or hear things that are not there, become very confused, or have chest pain. During your detox you can also call our prescriber 24 hours a day.
Royal Berkshire Hospital
A&E. Run by Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Craven Road, Reading RG1 5AN.
Frimley Park Hospital
A&E. Run by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. Portsmouth Road, Frimley GU16 7UJ.
Wexham Park Hospital
A&E. Run by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. Wexham, Slough SL2 4HL.
Bracknell Urgent Care Centre
Urgent care centre, not an A&E (8am to 8pm, 7 days). Bracknell Healthspace, London Road, Bracknell RG12 9RT. For minor problems only. Call 999 in an emergency.
West Berkshire Community Hospital
Minor injuries unit, not an A&E. Run by Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. London Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham RG18 3AS. Access through NHS 111.
Meetings and peer support near Berkshire
Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Thames Valley Intergroup lists meetings in the area, including:
- Bracknell Speakers Choice
- Bracknell Living Sober
- Bracknell Step
- Wokingham Chair
- Wokingham Step 11 Prayer and Meditation
- Woodley As Bill Sees It
- Newbury Step Study
- Thatcham Lunchtime
Al-Anon, for families and friends
- Bracknell, Tuesdays, Bracknell Methodist Church, Shepherds Lane, Bracknell RG42 2DD
Find a SMART Recovery meeting, using SMART Recovery UK's own finder.
AA's national helpline is 0800 917 7650.
Meetings change. Check the official finder before you go.
Support for family and friends in Berkshire
- SIGNAL Carers Service (Bracknell Forest). Support for unpaid carers in Bracknell Forest. Phone 01344 266088. More about SIGNAL Carers Service (Bracknell Forest)
- Wokingham Carers Partnership. Age UK Berkshire, Berkshire Youth and Promise Inclusion, for unpaid carers in Wokingham Borough. Phone 0118 959 4242. More about Wokingham Carers Partnership
- Reading and West Berkshire Carers Partnership. For unpaid carers in West Berkshire. Phone 0118 959 4242. More about Reading and West Berkshire Carers Partnership
Al-Anon's national helpline, for anyone affected by someone else's drinking, is 0800 0086 811.
Home alcohol detox in Berkshire: your questions
Do you cover Bracknell and Wokingham?
Yes. We cover Bracknell Forest and Wokingham Borough, including Bracknell, Crowthorne, Wokingham, Woodley, Earley and Twyford. West Berkshire is by arrangement. Call us on 0330 043 9963 to confirm your postcode.
Which free alcohol service do I use in Berkshire?
It depends on your council: New Hope in Bracknell Forest, Cranstoun in Wokingham, Via in West Berkshire, Change Grow Live in Reading, START in Slough and Cranstoun in Windsor and Maidenhead. All accept self-referrals.
Is Bracknell's urgent care centre an A&E?
No. Bracknell Urgent Care Centre treats minor problems, 8am to 8pm. Berkshire's A&E departments are at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading and Wexham Park in Slough, with Frimley Park just over the Surrey border. In an emergency, call 999.
Do you cover Newbury?
West Berkshire, including Newbury and Thatcham, is by arrangement because of the distance our nurses travel. Call us first and we'll tell you honestly whether we can support you, and if not, how to reach Via, the free local service.
Nearby areas we cover
Local information checked 22 October 2026. Sources:
- thamesvalley.icb.nhs.uk/about-us
- bracknell-forest.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/drugs-and-alcohol-advice/new-hope-drugs-and-alcohol-service
- talktofrank.com/treatment-centre/wokingham-cranstoun
- wokingham.gov.uk/foi/drug-and-alcohol-services-0
- viaorg.uk/services/west-berkshire
- fhft.nhs.uk/services/ae
- royalberkshire.nhs.uk/services-and-departments/emergency-department/minor-injuries-unit
- berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/our-sites/west-berkshire/west-berkshire-community-hospital
- alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/intergroups/thames-valley-intergroup
- al-anonuk.org.uk/groups/bracknell
- signal4carers.org.uk
- carerspartnership.org.uk/wokingham-carers-partnership
A prescribing doctor.
From your sofa.
Your first step is a free clinical triage call with our clinical team, by phone or video. If home detox looks right, our consultant psychiatrist assesses you by video before anything is prescribed. No waiting room, no clinic. Our online check is 4 questions, about a minute. Answered honestly, it helps show whether a home detox is the right setting for this moment in your life.