Publication, Part of Statistics on Local Stop Smoking Services in England
Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services in England, April 2023 to December 2023 (Q3)
Official statistics
Summary
NHS Stop Smoking Services offer support to help people quit smoking. This can include intensive support through group therapy or one-to-one support. The support is designed to be widely accessible within the local community and is provided by trained personnel, such as specialist smoking cessation advisers and trained nurses and pharmacists.
This report includes information on the number of people setting a quit date and the number who successfully quit at the 4 week follow-up. It also presents in depth analyses of the key measures of the service including pregnant women, breakdowns by ethnic group and type of pharmacotherapy received. The results are provided at national, regional and local authority levels.
Key Facts
53.9% of people successfully quit (self-reported)
Of 133,296 people setting a quit date, 71,784 were successful
Quitting success(self-reported) increased with age
50.5% of those aged under 18 were successful, compared to 56.2% of those aged 60 and over
50.3% of the pregnant women who set a quit date successfully quit
Of 8,361 pregnant women setting a quit date, 4,208 were successful
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