who we are

Manchester Community Alcohol Team (CAT) is citywide service established in 1997 and was designed to be community based combining population strategies for prevention with individual interventions for people with identified alcohol misuse problems. The service was set-up to deliver interventions for harmful and dependent drinkers from primary care settings (GP Practice) and to offer training and support for other members of the primary care team. There has never been a greater time then now to enable others to identify people whose drinking is associated with increased risk, deliver brief interventions and refer to specialist services where necessary.

Head of Service

Alison Rodriguez

Team Leader North

Darren Hill

Team Leader South

Paula Shelmerdine

Alcohol Linkworkers North

Christian Pickford
Marion Rowbottom
Jean Horrocks

Alcohol Linkworkers East

Karen Checksfield
Michelle Cunnigham

Alcohol Linkworkers Central

Pat Bardsley
Jeremy Davies
Mark Merchill

Alcohol Linkworkers South

Ben Spiers
Emma Early

Criminal Justice Alcohol Linkworkers

Michael Fell
Gregory Haworth
Susan Bench

Duty Worker

Maralyn Tohill

AdministratorS

Patricia Ferns
Maeve Seed
Nicola Davies