Sources & fact-checking policy

Last updated: 10 July 2026

We are not clinicians — and we say so

Clearpath UK Rehab has no doctors, nurses or therapists on staff. Nothing on this site is medical advice, and no page here has been signed off by a clinician. Our team are writers and researchers. What we do instead is straightforward: every clinical statement is taken from published UK guidance or official data, and we name the source on the page so you can check it yourself.

Where our clinical facts come from

• NICE guidelines and quality standards for alcohol and drug misuse.
• NHS condition, medicine and treatment pages.
• BNF for medicines, doses and withdrawal cautions.
• OHID (National Drug Treatment Monitoring System) for treatment and outcome statistics.
• ONS for deaths and prevalence data.
• CQC for which providers are registered, and for inspection ratings.

What we check on every page

• The clinical statement matches the cited source, and the source is the current version.
• Red-flag symptoms (seizure risk, blood in urine, suicidal thoughts) point to 999, NHS 111 or A&E rather than to us.
• We do not overstate how likely any outcome is, or how effective any single treatment is.
• Prices and waiting times are described as ranges gathered from providers, not as quotes.
• Nothing implies we assess, diagnose or treat anyone.

How often we re-check

• Every page carrying clinical statements is re-checked at least every 12 months.
• Pages are re-checked immediately when NICE, the NHS, the MHRA or a medicine's licensing changes materially.
• The visible “last checked” date reflects the most recent source check, not a copy-edit.

Our commercial interest, stated plainly

Clearpath UK Rehab is principally a referral service: we do not own, operate or provide treatment at any clinic. We are funded by fees paid to us by partner rehabilitation services when a person we refer takes up a placement with them. Free NHS and charity support is available without going through us — see the free help options on this page.

Because of that, we do not claim independence we do not have. Where a page ranks or compares providers, we say what the ranking is based on, and clinics cannot buy editorial placement or a better position.

Clinical review in future

When a named, UK-registered clinician is retained to review our medical content, we will publish their name, profession and registration number, and only then will any page here say “medically reviewed”. Until that happens, treat this site as well-sourced consumer information and speak to your GP, NHS 111 or the clinic assessing you about your own treatment.

How to flag an error

Email hello@clearpathukrehab.co.uk with the URL and the specific claim. We aim to acknowledge within two working days and, where a claim is wrong, correct or unpublish within five working days. See our corrections policy.