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Dear Jonathan Boyle 

RE: Sinclair method as approved treatment through Brent Drug and Alcohol
service 

Thank you for contacting the council on 19/01/2025.

Your case will be assigned to an officer and you should receive their
details soon.

Please use this reference number IRC-56429-N2K4H7 when contacting us about
this case.

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proceed, in which case we will contact you. 

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Yours sincerely 
London Borough of Brent

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Our Ref: IRC-56429-N2K4H7

Dear Jonathan Boyle

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your information request received on 19/01/2025.
This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

You requested the following information:

1. In light of its 80% success rate in treating alcohol use disorder, in
comparison to the AA/rehab model where the success rate is 15%, is the
Sinclair method an approved treatment by the LB of Brent funded drug and
alcohol service?
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2. If not, why not?
3. If not, are there plans for it to be introduced as an approved
treatment?
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I can confirm that Brent Council holds the information you have
requested.

1. In light of its 80% success rate in treating alcohol use disorder, in
comparison to the AA/rehab model where the success rate is 15%, is the
Sinclair method an approved treatment by the LB of Brent funded drug and
alcohol service?

[3]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....

Public Health Response: New Beginnings (the drug and alcohol provider for
Brent) does not specifically recognise the Sinclair Model, and its staff
are not trained about how the model is delivered, the service does
regularly prescribe Naltrexone, the primary medication used for alcohol
craving management within the Sinclair Model. Anecdotally, Naltrexone has
had a very positive impact on our service user’s recovery over the last 12
months.

 2. If not, why not?

Public Health Response:  Services and clinical interventions in Brent are
delivered in line with the National Institute for Clinical Excellence
(NICE) Guidelines relating to identifying, assessing and
managing alcohol-use disorders (harmful drinking and alcohol dependence)
and Drug misuse and dependence: UK guidelines on clinical management.
Recommended citation: Clinical Guidelines on Drug Misuse and Dependence
Update 2017.

3. If not, are there plans for it to be introduced as an approved
treatment? 

Public Health Response: If included in the above response to question 2
then this could be considered, but this would be is a clinical issue for
the specialist doctors to decide subject to NHS clinical governance rather
than Brent Council Public Health.

If you are dissatisfied with the way, in which your request has been
handled or the outcome, you may request an internal review within two
calendar months of the date of this response by writing to the following
address: 

Freedom of Information
Brent Civic Centre
Engineers Way
Wembley 
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If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or internal
review, you have a right to appeal directly to the Information
Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Phone: 0303 123 1113
Website: [5]www.ico.org.uk 

I will now close your request as of the date of this letter.  

Yours sincerely 
Sent on behalf of

Melanie Smith, Director Public Health

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