Terms of Use and Bookings- Reclaim your Sleep

Welcome to glasgowsleepclinic.com owned and operated by Primary Medical Limited.

‘Reclaim your Sleep’ is a group course, with up to 12 participants.
It is based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
It consists of 2x one-hour sessions, each of which is delivered via Zoom.
Each session is booked, is booked and charged separately.

Suitability

Reclaim your sleep is intended for individuals struggling with Insomnia:

  • Persistent difficulty initiating sleep, maintaining sleep, or waking too early and being unable to return to sleep.

  • The sleep difficulty occurs at least 3 nights per week.

  • It is present for at least 3 months.

  • It causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, educational, academic, behavioural, or other important areas of functioning.

  • It occurs despite adequate opportunity and circumstances for sleep.

  • It is not better explained by another sleep-wake disorder and is not attributable to substances/medications or another mental or medical condition.

Contraindications

Reclaim your Sleep is based on the principles of CBT-I.
In the short-term CBT-I can reduce the amount of sleep you get, as such any conditions which may be exacerbated by reduced sleep are contraindications to CBT-I

Please do not book this course if you suffer from:

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

If you do struggle with excessive daytime sleepiness we recommend you contact your GP.

Some of the techniques employed in CBT-I may, in the short-term, cause daytime sleepiness. Careful attention must be paid to this if you drive, operate heavy machinery, or perform any other activities which may be dangerous if performed when tired, or at risk of falling asleep. If you ever feel there is any chance you may fall asleep in a situation where it would be dangerous to do so you must stop what you are doing and take a short nap.

It remains your responsibility to ensure you do not drive, or undertake any other activities that may be harmful to yourself or others, when feeling sleepy/at risk of falling asleep.
We cannot be present when decisions are made about whether or not to drive.
Therefore, please ensure you are aware of the above advice, take into consideration the other circumstance (such as time of day, previous night’s sleep and intercurrent illness) and refer to the following DVLA publications:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tiredness-can-kill-advice-for-drivers
AND https://www.gov.uk/excessive-sleepiness-and-driving.
For any enquiries or to book an appointment please e-mail: info@glasgowsleepclinic.com or complete our contact form.

Confidentiality

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Bookings and Cancellations
Bookings, and payments, are made online through the booking link on our website.
Current price is £40 for each one hour session.
Zoom link to join the course is in confirmation email

If you do not receive confirmation or link please check Junk Mail/Spam folder.
If you do not receive this please contact us at info@glasgowsleepclinic.com.

A refund will be made if full for any cancellations made up 7 days before the course is due to start.
Any cancellations made within 7 days will be charged in full.
If you attend, or join a virtual consultation, late the appointment will still finish at the scheduled time and you will still be charged for the full cost of the consultation.

We reserve the right to cancel the course right until start time. If the course is cancelled by Glasgow Sleep Clinic refund will be made in full.
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Payment and Prices
Payment are expected by BACS transfer, or via online link, at least two working days before an appointment takes place. If payment has not been received at least two working before appointment, appointment will be cancelled.

Prices

  • Initial 15-minute telephone appointment is free.

  • Daytime Virtual appointments:

    • Initial 60-minute appointment £120

    • 45-minute appointment £90

  • Evening virtual appointments:

    • Prices on enquiry

5 minute at the end of the appointment will be used for used for administrative purposes, including making notes about the consultation.

Late attendance and Cancellations
In event of cancellation refund will be in full when notice of cancellation has been made by telephone or email at least 48-hours in advance.

Appointments cancelled with less than 48-hours will only be refunded if the appointment is filled by another client.

Missed appointments, and appointments cancelled with less than 48-hours notice which remain unfilled, will still be charged in full.

CBT for insomnia

CBT for insomnia normally takes place over four to six sessions. Most people with insomnia achieve symptom improvement with CBT-I. We are confident that we can help most clients who undertake CBT for insomnia, however we cannot guarantee success. Payment is still expected in full if symptoms do not improve.

Contraindications and cautions for CBT for insomnia

There are certain medical and mental conditions which would prevent us doing CBT-I. These include:

  • seizures or epilepsy

  • bipolar affective disorder or history of psychosis

  • recurrent suicidal thoughts or previous suicide attempts

  • mental health conditions requiring ongoing treatment by Psychiatry or Community Mental Health team

If you struggle with any of these conditions, or do not complete Initial Questionnaire, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and Sleep Disorders Questionnaire prior to Initial Sleep Assessment we can give general sleep advice, rather than any CBT-I tools/techniques.

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Driving

People struggling with insomnia do not usually experience excessive daytime sleepiness. If you do struggle with excessive daytime sleepiness we recommend you contact your GP.

Some of the techniques employed in CBT-I may, in the short-term, cause daytime sleepiness. Careful attention must be paid to this if you drive, operate heavy machinery, or perform any other activities which may be dangerous if performed when tired, or at risk of falling asleep. If you ever feel there is any chance you may fall asleep in a situation where it would be dangerous to do so you must stop what you are doing and take a short nap.

During CBT-I we will aim to monitor for excessive daytime sleepiness using Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), or comparing recent daytime symptoms to previous ESS. Nevertheless, it remains your responsibility to ensure you do not drive, or undertake any other activities that may be harmful to yourself or others, when feeling sleepy/at risk of falling asleep. We cannot be present when decisions are made about whether or not to drive. Therefore, please ensure you are aware of the above advice, take into consideration the other circumstance (such as time of day, previous night’s sleep and intercurrent illness) and refer to the following DVLA publications:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tiredness-can-kill-advice-for-drivers
AND https://www.gov.uk/excessive-sleepiness-and-driving.

Sharing information

Any information shared with our clinician is treated as confidential. We will not routinely share any you information with any other parties (even your GP) with a few exceptions listened below. In keeping with General Medical Council (GMC) guidelines confidential information will only be shared when required by law/as part of a legal duty or justified in the public interest.

We will write to your GP to advise them of any consultations:

  • IF you a history of mental health problems which require(d) treatment (unless treatment has been limited to a single antidepressant or talking therapy).

  • IF you request that we do

  • IF it becomes apparent that you may be struggling with another sleep related condition such as Sleep Apnoea, or other medical issues such as pain or urinary symptoms are affecting your sleep. In these instances information will only be shared with your GP with you explicit verbal consent at the time.

At times it may be appropriate for us to correspond with you GP and hospital specialist(s):

  • If your are under Psychiatry or have a history seizure we will need to discuss your case with your consultant (or lead clinician) at certain points in treatment.