Thistle Service Data
Data Definitions
- Service Users
This indicates the number of distinct / unique individuals who are registered to and have accessed the service on at least one occasion. Access is not limited to the use of the injecting area and includes wound care, use of the shower, clothing store or laundry facilities.
- Service Users Male
Those registered to and using the service on at least one occasion who identify as male.
- Service Users Female
Those registered to and using the service on at least one occasion who identify as female.
- Times Service Accessed
This indicates the number of distinct / unique occasions when the service has been accessed by a service user registered with the service.
Note: This does not include any visits to the service by any person not registered to receive services available at the facility.
- Injecting Episodes
This indicates the number of distinct / unique occasions when the injecting booths have been accessed to enable the service user to prepare and inject the substances they have purchased elsewhere and brought into the facility.
- Medical Emergencies
This indicates the number of distinct / unique episodes where a service user has required some level of intervention from the staff following the self-administration of the substances they have purchased elsewhere and brought into the facility.
This includes interventions from enhanced observation of the service user to administration of oxygen, naloxone or resuscitation.
Bar Charts
- Service Accessed
Displays the number of distinct / unique occasions when the service has been accessed by a service user registered with the service on the month indicated.
- Injecting Episodes
Displays the number of distinct / unique occasions when the injecting booths have been accessed by a registered service user to prepare and inject the substances they have purchased elsewhere and brought into the facility.
- Substances Used
Indicates the substances declared by the registered service user, as the substance they have purchased elsewhere and brought into the facility and intend to use during that injecting episode. The data is expressed as a percentage of the total to enable comparison on a month-by-month basis of the proportion of each drug being consumed within the facility.
Note: this is the substance declared by the service user as the substance they believe they have purchased / intend to use, and may not reflect the actual substance used, either intentionally or unintentionally.
- Medical Emergencies
This indicates the number of distinct / unique medical emergency episodes, as defined above, not service users experiencing a medical emergency, occurring within the facility on a month-by-month basis.
Data up to end of April 2025
| Service User Data | Number |
|---|---|
| Total Unique Service Users attending the service | 246 |
| Total Unique Male Service Users attending the service | 201 |
| Total Unique Female Service Users attending the service | 45 |
| Month/Year | Service Accessed | Injecting Episodes | Medical Emergencies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 336 | 268 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | 684 | 523 | 5 |
| Mar 25 | 864 | 609 | 12 |
| Apr 25 | 847 | 610 | 13 |
| Total | 2,691 | 2,010 | 30 |
Substances used as percentage of Total
| Month/Year | Cocaine | Heroin | Heroin and cocaine (snowball) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 84.1% | 13.4% | 2.6% |
| Feb 25 | 60.0% | 21.4% | 18.6% |
| Mar 25 | 57.0% | 20.9% | 22.0% |
| Apr 25 | 68.2% | 23.7% | 8.1% |
Data as bar charts
