Residential rehabilitation bed capacity in Scotland, October 2025
This publication presents the findings from a survey of drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation facilities in Scotland to provide updated data on bed capacity.
Appendix A: Survey questions relating to these data
A survey was developed by the Scottish Government to gather updated figures for residential rehabilitation bed capacity in Scotland. The survey also included questions about expansion plans, placement funding status and separate research into detoxification. These are not reported on in this statistics publication.
Survey questions related to the analysis presented in this report were:
1. Does your service align with this definition of residential rehabilitation: “offering programmes which aim to support individuals to attain an alcohol or drug-free lifestyle and be re-integrated into society, and which provide intensive psychosocial support and a structured programme of daily activities which residents are required to attend over a fixed period of time”?
[single option]
- Yes, completely
- Yes, in part
- No
- I don’t know
2. What is the maximum capacity of residential beds at your facility for substance use rehabilitation? Bed capacity is defined as the maximum number of available placements, at any one time, for individuals to receive residential rehabilitation treatment. This does not include emergency beds or any capacity set aside solely for other treatment offered on site (e.g. detoxification only)
[open text]
3. Does your facility accept clients on a day/outpatient basis for drugs and/or alcohol rehabilitation?
[single option]
- Yes
- No
- I don’t know
4. Does your facility currently accept either partially or fully publicly funded residential rehabilitation placements?
[single option]
- Yes
- No
- I don’t know
5. Are there any reasons why any of your residential rehabilitation beds would not be available for publicly funded clients?
[single option]
- Yes
- No
6. If yes, please provide details on these reasons.
[open text]
7. Are any of your beds reserved solely for detoxification treatment and cannot be used for clients participating in the residential treatment programme?
[single option]
- Yes
- No
8. If yes, please specify how many beds are reserved for detoxification or managed withdrawal.
[open text]
9. Which ADP areas would your facility be open to accepting referrals from?
[multiple choice; response options: list of ADP areas with an option for “all” and “other, please specify”]