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 "id": "drug-alcohol-treatment-waits-scotland",
 "title": "Drug and alcohol treatment started within three weeks, Scotland",
 "category": "health",
 "summary": "The share of people in Scotland starting drug or alcohol treatment within three weeks of referral, in community-based, hospital and prison services, each quarter since April to June 2011.",
 "unit": "percent",
 "chart": "line",
 "volatile": false,
 "status": "",
 "notes": [
  "Scotland's standard is that 90% of people referred start treatment within three weeks. The figures are for completed waits for all substances, as Public Health Scotland gives them for each kind of service; the hub does not combine the three.",
  "Quarters are calendar quarters: Public Health Scotland's financial quarter 1 of 2026/27, April to June 2026, is Q2 2026 here."
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  "publisher": "Public Health Scotland",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.",
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  "label": "Community-based services, within three weeks",
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     "v": 80.235
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     "x": "2011 Q3",
     "v": 81.413
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    {
     "x": "2011 Q4",
     "v": 84.195
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     "x": "2012 Q1",
     "v": 86.998
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     "x": "2012 Q2",
     "v": 89.098
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    {
     "x": "2012 Q3",
     "v": 90.906
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    {
     "x": "2012 Q4",
     "v": 91.409
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     "x": "2013 Q1",
     "v": 94.047
    },
    {
     "x": "2013 Q2",
     "v": 95.594
    },
    {
     "x": "2013 Q3",
     "v": 96.323
    },
    {
     "x": "2013 Q4",
     "v": 95.847
    },
    {
     "x": "2014 Q1",
     "v": 95.785
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    {
     "x": "2014 Q2",
     "v": 96.165
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     "x": "2014 Q3",
     "v": 96.021
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     "x": "2014 Q4",
     "v": 94.485
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     "x": "2015 Q1",
     "v": 94.442
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     "x": "2015 Q2",
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    {
     "x": "2015 Q3",
     "v": 95.181
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    {
     "x": "2015 Q4",
     "v": 94.85
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    {
     "x": "2016 Q1",
     "v": 94.502
    },
    {
     "x": "2016 Q2",
     "v": 94.69
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    {
     "x": "2016 Q3",
     "v": 93.471
    },
    {
     "x": "2016 Q4",
     "v": 94.552
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    {
     "x": "2017 Q1",
     "v": 94.571
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q2",
     "v": 93.7
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    {
     "x": "2017 Q3",
     "v": 93.042
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    {
     "x": "2017 Q4",
     "v": 93.136
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    {
     "x": "2018 Q1",
     "v": 93.047
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    {
     "x": "2018 Q2",
     "v": 93.114
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q3",
     "v": 93.504
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    {
     "x": "2018 Q4",
     "v": 92.966
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q1",
     "v": 92.587
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    {
     "x": "2019 Q2",
     "v": 93.042
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q3",
     "v": 94.667
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q4",
     "v": 94.402
    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q1",
     "v": 93.79
    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q2",
     "v": 94.709
    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q3",
     "v": 96.702
    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q4",
     "v": 95.24
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q1",
     "v": 94.956
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q2",
     "v": 93.296
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q3",
     "v": 90.347
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q4",
     "v": 90.14
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q1",
     "v": 90.335
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q2",
     "v": 89.445
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q3",
     "v": 90.284
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q4",
     "v": 91.073
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q1",
     "v": 92.169
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q2",
     "v": 93.018
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q3",
     "v": 92.233
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q4",
     "v": 90.425
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q1",
     "v": 92.061
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q2",
     "v": 92.972
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q3",
     "v": 93.544
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q4",
     "v": 94.976
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q1",
     "v": 92.698
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q2",
     "v": 94.247
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q3",
     "v": 94.29
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q4",
     "v": 93.125
    },
    {
     "x": "2026 Q1",
     "v": 93.023
    },
    {
     "x": "2026 Q2",
     "v": 93.629
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   ]
  },
  {
   "name": "Hospital-based services",
   "points": [
    {
     "x": "2011 Q2",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2011 Q3",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2011 Q4",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2012 Q1",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2012 Q2",
     "v": 99.832
    },
    {
     "x": "2012 Q3",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2012 Q4",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2013 Q1",
     "v": 99.84
    },
    {
     "x": "2013 Q2",
     "v": 99.87
    },
    {
     "x": "2013 Q3",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2013 Q4",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014 Q1",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014 Q2",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014 Q3",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014 Q4",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015 Q1",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015 Q2",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015 Q3",
     "v": 99.747
    },
    {
     "x": "2015 Q4",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016 Q1",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016 Q2",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016 Q3",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016 Q4",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q1",
     "v": 99.844
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q2",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q3",
     "v": 99.867
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q4",
     "v": 99.862
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q1",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q2",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q3",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q4",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q1",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q2",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q3",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q4",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q1",
     "v": 99.889
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    {
     "x": "2020 Q2",
     "v": 99.73
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    {
     "x": "2020 Q3",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q4",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q1",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q2",
     "v": 99.815
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q3",
     "v": 99.817
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q4",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q1",
     "v": 99.902
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q2",
     "v": 99.569
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q3",
     "v": 99.623
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    {
     "x": "2022 Q4",
     "v": 99.574
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q1",
     "v": 99.751
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    {
     "x": "2023 Q2",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q3",
     "v": 99.794
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q4",
     "v": 99.775
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q1",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q2",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q3",
     "v": 99.894
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q4",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q1",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q2",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q3",
     "v": 99.844
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q4",
     "v": 99.831
    },
    {
     "x": "2026 Q1",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2026 Q2",
     "v": 100.0
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "name": "Prison-based services",
   "points": [
    {
     "x": "2011 Q2",
     "v": 36.364
    },
    {
     "x": "2011 Q3",
     "v": 56.667
    },
    {
     "x": "2011 Q4",
     "v": 76.386
    },
    {
     "x": "2012 Q1",
     "v": 80.901
    },
    {
     "x": "2012 Q2",
     "v": 92.962
    },
    {
     "x": "2012 Q3",
     "v": 94.809
    },
    {
     "x": "2012 Q4",
     "v": 97.989
    },
    {
     "x": "2013 Q1",
     "v": 96.26
    },
    {
     "x": "2013 Q2",
     "v": 97.077
    },
    {
     "x": "2013 Q3",
     "v": 97.61
    },
    {
     "x": "2013 Q4",
     "v": 97.903
    },
    {
     "x": "2014 Q1",
     "v": 98.145
    },
    {
     "x": "2014 Q2",
     "v": 97.087
    },
    {
     "x": "2014 Q3",
     "v": 95.843
    },
    {
     "x": "2014 Q4",
     "v": 95.382
    },
    {
     "x": "2015 Q1",
     "v": 97.09
    },
    {
     "x": "2015 Q2",
     "v": 98.523
    },
    {
     "x": "2015 Q3",
     "v": 98.679
    },
    {
     "x": "2015 Q4",
     "v": 99.541
    },
    {
     "x": "2016 Q1",
     "v": 98.803
    },
    {
     "x": "2016 Q2",
     "v": 99.569
    },
    {
     "x": "2016 Q3",
     "v": 98.354
    },
    {
     "x": "2016 Q4",
     "v": 97.509
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q1",
     "v": 98.683
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q2",
     "v": 95.938
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q3",
     "v": 98.895
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q4",
     "v": 99.083
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q1",
     "v": 98.286
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q2",
     "v": 96.736
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q3",
     "v": 98.924
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q4",
     "v": 98.596
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q1",
     "v": 98.006
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q2",
     "v": 95.386
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q3",
     "v": 93.92
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q4",
     "v": 92.791
    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q1",
     "v": 94.216
    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q2",
     "v": 95.385
    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q3",
     "v": 96.632
    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q4",
     "v": 96.472
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q1",
     "v": 97.811
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q2",
     "v": 98.539
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q3",
     "v": 96.931
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q4",
     "v": 96.023
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q1",
     "v": 95.509
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q2",
     "v": 94.864
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q3",
     "v": 96.216
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q4",
     "v": 95.308
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q1",
     "v": 93.282
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q2",
     "v": 94.43
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q3",
     "v": 92.834
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q4",
     "v": 91.761
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q1",
     "v": 93.258
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q2",
     "v": 94.845
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q3",
     "v": 96.011
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q4",
     "v": 93.248
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q1",
     "v": 91.973
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q2",
     "v": 94.346
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q3",
     "v": 93.958
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q4",
     "v": 96.831
    },
    {
     "x": "2026 Q1",
     "v": 93.857
    },
    {
     "x": "2026 Q2",
     "v": 94.314
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}