Residential rehabilitation bed capacity in Scotland, August 2026

This publication reports on the findings from a survey of drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation facilities in Scotland to provide statistics on bed capacity.


An Official Statistics in Development Publication for Scotland

These statistics are official statistics in development. Official statistics in development may be new or existing statistics, and will be tested with users, in line with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics.

We are continuing to develop our approach to understanding residential drug and alcohol treatment services in Scotland. This may include exploring the potential for these statistics to provide insight into day client and outpatient rehabilitation treatment, as well as improving understanding of recovery housing.

Scottish Government statistics are regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

More information about Scottish Government statistics is available on the Scottish Government website.

Contact

substanceuseanalyticalteam@gov.scot

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