NHS East of England Gambling Service
East England
The East of England Gambling Service is free and run by the NHS, in collaboration between Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
They offer support to individuals and families experiencing the negative impact of gambling. Their team is made up of lived experience peer support workers, psychologists, therapists, nurses and psychiatrists with over 15 years experience providing gambling treatment.
Support settings
- Online
- Face-to-face
Support styles
- Risk assessment to understand what you are experiencing.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
- Couples and family therapy.
- Individual support for family members.
- Psychiatric reviews.
- Peer support.
Service benefits
- Support to change the impact gambling is having on you, whether it's individually, as a couple or as a family.
- Tools and techniques to help you stop gambling.
Additional information
- Must be 18 years old or older.
- They cover the East of England, including Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Hertfordshire, West Essex, Mid and South Essex, Norfolk, Waveney, Suffolk, and North East Essex.
- They accept referrals from individuals experiencing problems with their own gambling or as a result of someone else's gambling, as well as from professionals.