Dundee in numbers

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Information Services Scotland (ISD) reports collectively on all services in Dundee and Substance Use Service data is included in this report alongside other services data. ISD reports from two databases, the Scottish Drug Misuse Database and the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Waiting Times.

The Dundee Alcohol and Drug Partnership can provide more information about Dundee data submissions to ISD.

Unplanned Discharges before treatment 2019/20

Scottish Drug Misuse Database
12.5% of Dundee discharges were unplanned compared to 37% in Scotland as a whole.

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Waiting Times
There were no unplanned Dundee discharges compared to 69.8% in Scotland as a whole.

Unplanned Discharges during treatment 2019/20

Scottish Drug Misuse Database
19.5% of Dundee discharges were unplanned compared to 36.7% in Scotland as a whole.

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Waiting Times
47.6% of Dundee discharges were unplanned compared to 32.8% in Scotland as a whole.

Access

The Scottish Government set a standard that 90% of people referred for help with their drug or alcohol problem will wait no longer than three weeks for treatment that supports their recovery.

Quarterly waiting reports are published on Public Health Scotland.
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