NHS - Southern Gambling Service

Southern Health is offering a specialist service providing evidence-based treatment to people with gambling-related harms / gambling disorder.

It is funded by NHS England.

What we do

The Southern Gambling Service offers high quality assessment and evidence-based treatments for people with gambling-related harms / gambling disorder.

It will offer 3 main treatment pathways:

1. Individual psychotherapy (delivered virtually or in person)
2. Group psychotherapy (delivered virtually or in person)
3. Medication for problematic gambling.

Psychological support is offered in the form of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based approaches.

The service has a strong focus on using digital approaches to deliver high quality care, including asking patients to complete questionnaires via a secure online portal as part of the assessment and treatment process and the use of video-consultations when appropriate.

The service is staffed by a multidisciplinary team: consultant psychiatrist(s), consultant psychologist(s), clinical therapist(s), peer support worker(s), as well as administrative and other support staff.

Accessing the service

The service is open to people aged 17 and older with gambling-related harms / gambling disorder, who meet our referral criteria and consent to seeing our team. We consider referrals for people living in or registered with a GP in the following geographical areas:

Sussex from the 4th March 2024

Referrals 

• If you are a person affected by gambling-related harms / gambling disorder, you can self refer using our online form here: Southern Gambling Service patient referral form