Stabilisation, detoxification and other crisis support in Scotland: Service mapping and capacity survey 2022/23

Appendix B – Survey distributed to healthcare managers of Scottish prisons

Detoxification, Stabilisation and Crisis Support – Mapping and Capacity Survey (Prisons)

This survey is designed to collect information from Scottish prisons on the provision and capacity of detoxification, stabilisation and other crisis support services being delivered in prison settings.

The survey has been developed by the Scottish Government to better understand the support available in Scotland for people who use alcohol and/or drugs and are at a point of crisis with regard to their substance use within Scottish prisons. We are aware that some of these services may be described as detoxification, stabilisation or crisis care but may also be also have other names. A separate survey is being conducted for services outside of prison settings, so please only provide information on the support/interventions being offered within the prison healthcare setting. The findings of this research will be used to better understand the range of support available to people who use drugs and/or alcohol in Scotland and will contribute to policy-making. We hope to provide a summary report of the findings in early 2024.

The survey will be live until the 16th of November 2023 and should take about 5 minutes to complete. As we are asking about detoxification, stabilisation and crisis care services within the same survey, we are aware that not all questions may be relevant to you. However, we would be grateful if you could complete the survey to the best of your ability as gathering this information is essential to getting as a full of picture of existing provision as possible.

While the names of services will be listed in the report, findings will be reported on at an aggregate level. Data will be managed in line with data protection protocols. The data may be shared with Public Health Scotland for evaluation purposes and would also be reported on at an aggregate level.

Participation in this research is voluntary and you have the right to stop of withdraw your consent at any point during or after completing this survey. We would ask that you do so by the 16th of December 2023 to allow for analysis and reporting on the data gathered. If you have any concerns about how your data will be processed, please contact DataProtectionOfficer@gov.scot.

Note: questions marked by an asterisk (*) are compulsory

About you

Q1) *Name

[open text]

Q2) *Job title

[open text]

Q3) *Email address

[open text]

About your prison-based services for substance use

Q4) *Name of your prison

[open text]

Q5) *Location of your service (postcode).

[open text]

Q6) *Please select all substances for which treatment is offered within the prison (i.e. in-house).

[multiple choice]

• Alcohol
• Polydrug (not including alcohol)
• Amphetamines
• Benzodiazepines (prescription/street)
• Cannabinoids (including synthetic)
• Cocaine (powder/crack)
• Gabapentinoids
• Opiates
• Prescription-only painkillers
• None of the above
• Other (please specify)

Q7) *Which of the following interventions/treatments do you provide in the prison (i.e. in-house)? Select all that apply.

[multiple choice]

• Detoxification from alcohol
• Detoxification from drugs (e.g. street benzodiazepines)
• Behavioural or psychological interventions
• Blood-borne virus testing
• Prescription of Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST)
• OST optimisation
• Prescription of benzodiazepines
• Provision of alcohol preventative medication
• Substance use related wound care
• None of the above
• Other (please specify)

Q8) If you selected "behavioural/psychological interventions" in answer to the question above, please specify which these are.

Q9) How many people considered to be at a point of crisis with regard to their substance use can you provide treatment/support to per month (i.e. what is your maximum capacity)?

[single choice; options: options none, 1-30, "other (please specify)"]

Q10) How many people can you provide detoxification to per month (i.e. what is your maximum capacity)?

[single choice; options: "we do not provide detoxification within a prison healthcare setting", 1-30, "other (please specify)"]

Q11) Are there any other comments you would like to make that you feel are relevant to this research?

Q12) *Are you happy to be contacted for the purposes of future research?

[single choice]

• Yes
• No

[end survey and thank you message]

Thank you for taking the time to take part in this survey.