LEAP (Lothians and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme) is on the move and
relocating to new premises in Morningside from 11 February this year.
NHS Lothian’s community based rehabilitation programme is vacating its
current location at Malta House as the building and land is being sold.
LEAP
will now provide its addiction service in newly refurbished and newly
named Woodlands House, within the Astley Ainslie Hospital site. The
building was formerly used by Napier University as a health studies
college.
LEAP will occupy two floors of a wing in Woodlands
House and staff from other services will also relocate to the
three-storey building in the next few weeks including staff from Spittal
Street Centre, The Learning Disability Service and the Primary Care
Facilitation Team.
Dr David McCartney, Clinical Lead at LEAP, said: “It’s a very exciting time for LEAP, having just celebrated our 300th
graduate from the Programme and with the prospect of moving into a new
and bigger facility. We obviously will be sad to leave Malta House as
this is where LEAP first began but the move will allow us to continue to
help and support our patients on the road to life changing recovery.”
LEAP
is a demanding and intensive 12-week course for people dependent on
substances who are motivated to achieve alcohol and drug free
lives.
LEAP operates seven days per week and
offers people structured activities including group work, workshops,
presentations and education and training while recreation and relaxation
classes also form part of the programme.
LEAP is funded by
NHS Lothian and three local Alcohol Drug Partnerships and is operated in
partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council and Access to Industry
(Transition).