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.
Data and Methodology
A survey aimed at obtaining information on residential rehabilitation bed capacity was administered using Microsoft Forms. The survey questionnaire retained the majority of questions included in the 2025 survey, which had been developed in consultation with the Residential Rehabilitation Futures Working Group and Public Health Scotland. Alongside residential rehabilitation capacity, the 2026 questionnaire included questions on ADP referrals, wider services offered by facilities and intended programme length. Questions relating to the data in this report are presented in Appendix B.
Scottish Government analysts emailed a link to the survey questionnaire to all known residential rehabilitation facilities in Scotland. Residential rehabilitation facilities were identified through their participation in the 2025 survey, alongside discussions with relevant stakeholders to highlight recent developments in provision. Recipients were also asked to forward the survey to any other residential rehabilitation facilities they were aware of.
As part of data validation and quality assurance processes, follow-up conversations were held with individual facilities to clarify some of the information provided.
Data collection took place between 23 July and 28 August 2026. Validation and quality assurance concluded on 30 September 2026.