New Melton Mowbray service opens for people suffering from addictions
People suffering addictions, including alcohol and drugs, are now being treated at a new service in Melton Mowbray.
Beacon House on Warwick Road – the site of the former brain injury hospital which closed in February 2025 – is also offering treatments for behavioural addictions like gambling, gaming, pornography, social media, sex and compulsive exercise.
It is part of a residential service called Flourish which Priory – the UK’s largest independent provider of mental health, addiction and working-age adult social care services – has designed to provide a welcoming therapeutic environment for people who may find more traditional inpatient settings challenging, including neurodivergent individuals.
It could support in excess of 400 local people every year, with enquiries now being accepted for the 17-bed operation, which is for those who need structured residential support but do not require hospital-based treatment.
Richard Sparkes, service manager at Beacon House, said: "As a community-based, structured alternative to hospital treatment, it provides the time, space and therapeutic support people need to build lasting recovery.
“As part of the recovery journey, clients have access to innovative interventions, including immersive virtual reality exposure therapy, which recreates real-life scenarios in a safe and controlled environment.
“From social settings to high-pressure situations, this allows people to build resilience, develop coping strategies and reduce their sensitivity to potential triggers before encountering them in everyday life.”
Flourish has been developed to address a recognised gap in addiction treatment, providing structured therapeutic support for people who need more than outpatient or community-based services but who may not need, or wish to access, traditional inpatient rehabilitation.
Latest National Drug Treatment Monitoring System figures show a record 147,713 adults received treatment for alcohol misuse in England during 2024/25 – the highest number since records began in 2009.
At the same time, requests for alcohol addiction treatment across Priory services have increased by 39 per cent since 2020, while drug-related deaths in the East Midlands have more than doubled over the past decade.
Steve Clarke, managing director for Priory’s Flourish services, said: “We know addiction services can often feel fragmented, with many people believing their only options are community support or traditional inpatient rehabilitation.
“There is often a ‘missing middle’ in addiction treatment, where people need more support than community services alone can provide but may not need traditional in-patient care.
“Clients are also encouraged to remain in contact with their loved ones, there are opportunities for them to be actively involved in therapy and pets can be accommodated for the duration of a person’s stay with us, which we know can be vital to a recovery.”
He added: “As the health and care system increasingly focuses on prevention, earlier intervention and supporting people closer to home wherever possible, innovative models like Flourish have an important role to play alongside existing services.”
Priory offers a free addiction assessment, providing an opportunity to speak confidentially with an experienced clinician, explore treatment options and determine the most appropriate support.
Those who attend Beacon House can have flexible lengths of stay, tailored to individual needs, with programmes starting from 14 days, where clinically appropriate.
Prices start from £350 a night, with longer stays also available.
Go to www.priorygroup.com/locations/priory-beacon-house for more information.