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S4W-28807 · Written Question · lodged by McInnes, Alison
Lodged on
02 Dec 2015Heard / answered on
16 Dec 2015To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to (a) Albyn House in Aberdeen, (b) Beechwood House in Inverness and (c) other alcohol and drug detox facilities that have been designated as places of safety in each year since 2008, and what support it can provide if an alcohol and drug partnership withdraws its funding.
The answer
Alcohol and drug partnerships (ADPs) and local partners, taking account of local needs and priorities, allocate funding locally.
There is no single best practice model for services for drunk and incapable people. Services should be developed directly in response to local needs, as determined by ADPs and remain flexible when needs change.
The Scottish Government has made a record investment of £319 million to tackle problem alcohol use since 2008, the bulk of our funding £278 million has been made to ADPs via NHS boards for investment in local prevention, treatment and recovery support services.
The Scottish Government 2015-16 investment for the ADPs within NHS Grampian and NHS Highland is as follows:
NHS board
Alcohol
Drug
Total
£
£
£
Grampian
3,074,699
2,714,223
5,788,922
Highland
2,376,928
1,278,557
3,655,485
There is no single best practice model for services for drunk and incapable people. Services should be developed directly in response to local needs, as determined by ADPs and remain flexible when needs change.
The Scottish Government has made a record investment of £319 million to tackle problem alcohol use since 2008, the bulk of our funding £278 million has been made to ADPs via NHS boards for investment in local prevention, treatment and recovery support services.
The Scottish Government 2015-16 investment for the ADPs within NHS Grampian and NHS Highland is as follows:
NHS board
Alcohol
Drug
Total
£
£
£
Grampian
3,074,699
2,714,223
5,788,922
Highland
2,376,928
1,278,557
3,655,485
Answered by Maureen Watt on 16 Dec 2015.