Editorial · The rules

Editorial standards

This page exists so that a reader, a journalist, a clinician, or a regulator can see the rules this network operates under in one place. If a page on this site or any of the Six Doors sites breaks one of these rules, that is a mistake. Tell me and I will fix it.

1. Independence

No rehab pays this network. No broker pays this network. No referral fee, kickback, finder's fee, commission, or sponsorship payment is received from any clinic, treatment provider, intermediary, or referral business mentioned anywhere on the Six Doors sites. James Roberts, the author, has no equity, ownership, board seat, or advisory role at any treatment facility, broker, or referral business.

If that ever changes, the page will say so at the top in plain English before any other content. That has not happened and is not planned.

2. What we will not invent

The bots and the encyclopedia will not invent:

• a rehab clinic that does not exist
• a phone number
• a price
• an admissions criterion
• a clinical lead's name or qualifications
• a CQC registration number or equivalent
• a waiting list status
• a success rate

If a fact cannot be sourced or verified, it is not on the page. Where a number is given (mortality rate, seizure rate, prevalence) the source is linked.

3. Sources we cite

In order of weight on this network:

1. NICE clinical guidelines (UK)
2. NHS clinical pages and 111 service
3. Royal College of Psychiatrists guidance and reports
4. Care Quality Commission and equivalent regulators (Care Inspectorate Scotland, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, RQIA Northern Ireland)
5. Peer-reviewed clinical literature (Cochrane, BMJ, Lancet, Addiction)
6. Charity-sector research (Adfam, Alcohol Change UK, Turning Point)
7. First-person experience, clearly labelled as such

Where guidelines disagree (rare but real), the page says so and explains why.

4. What plain English means here

The Six Doors network is written for someone in week one. That means:

• short sentences
• British English spelling
• £, not $
• no acronyms without first-time expansion
• no clinical Latin where a plain word exists
• no marketing language disguised as guidance

Banned words on this network: journey, wellness, empower, transform, embrace.

5. Crisis routes are never paywalled

Every page on every site links to crisis routes — UK 999, Samaritans 116 123, NHS 111, A&E. These links sit above the fold and never sit behind any paywall, login, or paid subscription. They never will.

6. The paywall, explained

The bots on each site offer a free conversation length, then a one-time payment to continue. There is no subscription. There is no account. The price is currently £49 (all sites in the network), paid once.

The paywall exists because running the bots costs money — model inference, hosting, content moderation. It does not exist to gate medical safety information. The encyclopedia, the crisis routes, and the directory information on every site are free and will stay free.

If the paywall ever fails to deliver the promised conversation length, email [email protected] within fourteen days. Refund, no argument.

7. Names of clinics

When a UK rehab clinic is named on this network it is named because:

• it admits patients directly
• it has a verifiable CQC registration (or equivalent regulator outside England)
• it has a named clinical lead
• it answers the phone as itself, not as a broker

Naming a clinic is not an endorsement. It is acknowledgement that the building exists, takes patients, and can be phoned directly. The reader is expected to verify each clinic before contacting it. Ownership, leadership, admissions criteria, and clinical culture change. Names are reviewed periodically and the date of last review is on each page.

A clinic appearing on this network has not paid to appear. A clinic missing from this network has not refused to pay.

The list reflects what was visible, verifiable, and operating directly at the time of writing.

8. Corrections

If a fact on this network is wrong, email [email protected] with the page URL and what is wrong. Corrections are made within seven days where possible. Where a correction is significant, the page carries a dated note at the bottom recording what was changed and when.

This applies to clinical facts, named individuals, named clinics, prices, sources, and dates. It does not apply to opinion or judgement, which the reader is welcome to disagree with.

9. Who writes this

Every page on the Six Doors network is written or edited by James Roberts. There is no anonymous staff. There are no ghostwriters. AI assistance is used in drafting, research, and review — every page is read line by line by a named human (James) before publication.

If a page does not have James's name at the bottom and a "last reviewed" date, it is not published.

10. Privacy

Bot conversations are not used to train models. Conversations are not sold. Conversations are not shared with rehabs, brokers, or any third party. The privacy policy on each site says exactly what is stored, for how long, and why. If you want a conversation deleted, email and it is deleted.

11. Medical limits

This network is not a clinician. The bots are not clinicians. The encyclopedia is not medical advice. If you need medical advice, see a doctor. If you are physically dependent on alcohol and considering stopping, see your GP or NHS 111 — the page on dangerous withdrawal signs explains why. Crisis goes to 999.

12. Conflicts of interest, in full

James Roberts, author of this network, has the following potentially relevant interests, declared in full:

• Was a paying patient at a UK residential treatment centre in Cheshire in June 2020. Has no commercial relationship with that clinic, or with any other UK rehab provider. Lived experience is referenced as biographical fact only; the named clinic appears only on sober.guide/about, which is the canonical source for personal disclosure.
• Ran a headhunting firm in travel and hospitality until 2020. The firm placed executives at hotel groups and travel businesses. None of those clients are mentioned on this network.
• Owned and operated Casa Salvia BnB in Tenerife from 2020 until recent sale. Casa Salvia hosted some guests in recovery. No clinical or commercial relationship with any rehab arose from this.
• Has no current paid role at any addiction-related organisation.
• Has no shareholding or directorship in any treatment facility, broker, referral business, or rehab marketing company.

If any of these change, this page will be updated within seven days.

Last reviewed April 2026. Maintained by James Roberts. If this page is wrong, email [email protected] and I fix it.