- Residential substance misuse service
Scovell Street, Salford
Assessment report published 5 November 2026
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
We carried out this inspection on 11 February 2026.
The inspection was carried out due to its time since the last inspection. The service was last inspected on 9 December 2021 and was rated as good. At that inspection it was found that the service did not have a Mental Capacity Act policy. Although, staff were aware of the principles of the Mental Capacity Act and the processes to follow regarding concerns over a client’s mental capacity.
At this assessment, leaders had ensured that there was an up-to-date Mental Capacity Act policy in place and all staff had access to this via the staff intranet.
This inspection included all five key questions and all quality statements, which is an approach we are taking to all scheduled assessments for completeness.
Scovell Street, Salford is a five-bed female residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation unit based in Salford, Greater Manchester. The service is provided by the T.H.O.M.A.S (Those on The Margins of Society) organisation.
The service provides a three to six-month rehabilitation programme depending upon the needs and funding for each client. The service is commissioned by the local NHS trust to provide services as part of the Achieve network. Achieve is the local substance misuse treatment network. The local NHS trust is the lead provider for the network.
Most admissions to Scovell Street, Salford are under the Achieve network and have an Achieve care coordinator in place. All other admissions are referred and overseen via the Achieve network. The service does not offer inpatient detoxification from alcohol or illicit substances but does accept clients under community detoxification programmes when this is overseen by an external medical professional.
The service has been registered with CQC since March 2015. It is registered to provide accommodation for persons who require treatment for substance misuse.
We did not identify any breaches of regulation during this assessment.