Castle Craig Hospital
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Castle Craig Hospital is a drug and alcohol addictions residential hospital located in the Scottish Borders
south of Edinburgh
. It is the largest addiction treatment hospital in the UK and since its founding in 1988 it has treated over 10,000 patients. It is based in 50 acres of private parkland near the town of Peebles
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Treatment is based upon the 12 step, abstinence based model of care which recognises addiction as a disease and abstinence from all drugs is essential for long-lasting recovery. The treatment programme at Castle Craig is led by a Medical Director and Consultant Psychiatrist, and provides medical treatment, psychiatric therapy and complementary therapies.
Castle Craig is a major contractor to the National Health Service
and is recognised by the major medical insurers in the UK. Many insurance companies from other countries also fund the treatment. Castle Craig is a recognised part of the Dutch health care system.
, the Chief of the Carmichael clan
.
It was first mentioned in 1170 when it was confirmed to Bishop Engelram of Glasgow by Pope Alexander III.
The founders of Castle Craig Hospital, Peter McCann and Dr. Margaret Ann McCann, first founded a treatment centre at Clouds House
in Wilshire, England, in 1983, before opening Castle Craig in 1988.
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
south of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. It is the largest addiction treatment hospital in the UK and since its founding in 1988 it has treated over 10,000 patients. It is based in 50 acres of private parkland near the town of Peebles
Peebles
Peebles is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. According to the 2001 Census, the population was 8,159.-History:...
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Treatment is based upon the 12 step, abstinence based model of care which recognises addiction as a disease and abstinence from all drugs is essential for long-lasting recovery. The treatment programme at Castle Craig is led by a Medical Director and Consultant Psychiatrist, and provides medical treatment, psychiatric therapy and complementary therapies.
Castle Craig is a major contractor to the National Health Service
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
and is recognised by the major medical insurers in the UK. Many insurance companies from other countries also fund the treatment. Castle Craig is a recognised part of the Dutch health care system.
History
Castle Craig is a category B listed building, built over two hundred years ago by the Earl of HyndfordEarl of Hyndford
Earl of Hyndford was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for John Carmichael, 2nd Lord Carmichael, Secretary of State from 1696 to 1707. He was made Lord Carmichael and Viscount of Inglisberry and Nemphlar at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland...
, the Chief of the Carmichael clan
Clan Carmichael
-Origins of the clan:The name Carmichael originally comes from lands in Lanarkshire which were granted to Sir James Douglas of Clan Douglas in 1321, and let by his nephew William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas to Sir John Carmichael between 1374 and 1384.d...
.
It was first mentioned in 1170 when it was confirmed to Bishop Engelram of Glasgow by Pope Alexander III.
The founders of Castle Craig Hospital, Peter McCann and Dr. Margaret Ann McCann, first founded a treatment centre at Clouds House
Clouds House
Clouds House is a Grade II listed building located near the village of East Knoyle in rural Wiltshire. Designed in the 19th century by Philip Webb for Percy and Madeline Wyndham, Clouds was Webb’s grandest design following on from Red House in Bexleyheath for the artist and close friend William...
in Wilshire, England, in 1983, before opening Castle Craig in 1988.