Interim monitoring report on statutory-funded residential rehabilitation placements
Placements approved between 1 April 2021 and 30 September 2024

About this release

This is the tenth report on residential rehabilitation within the Monitoring and Evaluation Programme led by Public Health Scotland (PHS). The report presents information on the number of statutory funded placements into residential rehabilitation, with estimated costs, that were approved between 1 April 2021 and 30 September 2024. This includes placements approved by local Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs), National Mission funded placements and Woodland View Ward 5 placements.

Data has been resubmitted for Woodland View Ward 5 for 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 and updated in this release. More information on this can be found in the report and metadata.

Main points

• In the last 6-month period, between 1 April 2024 and 30 September 2024, a total of 442 residential rehabilitation placements were approved for statutory funding in Scotland. This is a decrease of 37 placements when compared to April 2023 to September 2023 (n=479), and a decrease of 19 placements when compared to the previous six months (October 2023 to March 2024, n=461).

• Of the 442 placements, estimated cost data were available for 411 placements. The total estimated cost for the 411 placements was £5,808,843. This cost is made up of £4,467,271 for 330 ADP approved placements, £810,648 for 54 placements in Ward 5 Woodland View, and £530,923 for 27 Prison-to-Rehab placements.

• Overall, between 1 April 2021 and 30 September 2024, 2,795 residential rehabilitation placements (including ADP approved placements, National Mission funded placements and Ward 5 placements) were approved for statutory funding in Scotland

• Of the 2,795 placements, estimated cost data were available for 2,670 placements. The total estimated cost for the 2,670 placements was £29,363,134.

A stacked bar chart showing the number of residential rehabilitation placements approved for statutory funding since April 2021. Between April – September 2021/22 there were 212 ADP approved placements, 52 Woodland View Ward 5 placements and 16 National Mission Placements. Between October to March 2021/22 there were  251 ADP approved placements, 45 Woodland View Ward 5 placements and 8 National Mission Placements Between April – September 2022/23 there were 307 ADP approved placements, 39 Woodland View Ward 5 placements and 18 National Mission Placements. Between October to March 2022/23 there were  377 ADP approved placements, 42 Woodland View Ward 5 placements and 46 National Mission Placements Between April – September 2023/24 there were 386 ADP approved placements, 41 Woodland View Ward 5 placements and 52 National Mission Placements. Between October to March 2023/24 there were  370 ADP approved placements, 33 Woodland View Ward 5 placements and 58 National Mission Placements Between April – September 2024/25 there were 333 ADP approved placements, 54 Woodland View Ward 5 placements and 55 National Mission Placements.

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Figure 1: Number of residential rehabilitation placements approved for statutory funding since April 2021

Background

Residential rehabilitation is a well-established intervention for the treatment of drug and alcohol problems and is recognised as an important option for some people requiring treatment. As part of the National Mission, the Scottish Government has committed to invest £100M for residential rehabilitation. Since 2021/22, and for the next five years, the ADPs in Scotland have been allocated £13.5M, with £5M earmarked to support additional capacity and access residential rehabilitation services.

Further information

The next release of this publication will be 17 June 2025.