What its position is on residential drug and alcohol treatment facilities, such as Castle Craig Hospital, running under capacity, given tha…

The Scottish Government provides funding via NHS health boards, for treatment and support services. Decisions on spend “ including for residential rehabilitation services are made at a local level by alcohol and drug partnerships taking into account local assessment of need and priorities as set out in our Framework for Action Changing Scotland''s Relationship with Alcohol and the framework for local partnerships on alcohol and drugs. As such, decisions on residential rehabilitation will be made locally.
Decisions on treatment should not be driven by the under capacity of a private residential facility but instead, by the needs of the client. Someone waiting for their first appointment for drug treatment does not necessarily mean they are requiring residential rehabilitation.
Residential rehabilitation is one of a number of treatments. Decisions on the most appropriate treatment for individual patients are taken by clinicians, in consultation with their patient, who determine the most appropriate form of treatment, taking account of the needs and circumstances of the individual. Their aim is to ensure that the treatment package will provide the most effective support for the individual concerned.