This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) is a benchmarking report on the progress that Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs) in Scotland are making to meet the medication assisted treatment (MAT) standards. The report includes recommended actions to address gaps. 

Main points

• MAT standards 1–10 were assessed across all 29 ADPs using a 'red, amber, green, blue' (RAGB) status.
• For standards 1–5, 66% (96/145) are fully implemented (19/145, 13% green; 77/145, 53% provisional green) vs. 17% (25/145) in 2022 (Chart 1).
• For standards 6–10, 88% (127/145) are partially implemented (65/145, 45% amber; 62/145, 43% provisional amber) and 12% (18/145) are not implemented (Chart 2).
• This demonstrates substantial progress with implementation of the MAT standards throughout the ADP areas, but there is still a lot to do for full, consistent and sustained implementation of the standards across Scotland.