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Publication, Part of Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services in England
Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services - England, April 2012 to June 2012, Q1, Quarterly report
Official statistics- Publication Date:
- 25 Oct 2012
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Geographical Granularity:
- Regions, Local Authorities
- Date Range:
- 01 Apr 2011 to 30 Jun 2011
Summary
This quarterly report presents provisional results from the monitoring of the NHS Stop Smoking Services (NHS SSS) in England during the period 1 April 2012 to 30 June 2012. 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, socio-economic classification as well as by intervention type and setting and type of pharmacotherapy received and regional analyses at Strategic Health Authority (SHA) and Primary Care Trust (PCT) levels.
Quarterly results from the monitoring of NHS SSS for 2012/13 are provisional and will subsequently be revised to account for any revisions submitted by PCTs throughout the year. At this stage, any comparisons between 2012/13 and earlier years compare provisional figures with final figures. Final figures for 2012/13 will be included in the end of year report, expected to be published in August 2013.
Highlights
- 176,945 people set a quit date through NHS Stop Smoking Services, a decrease of 17 per cent (35,363) on the final figure for same period in 2011/12 (212,308), and an decrease of 7 per cent (13,473) on the final figure for the same period in 2010/11 (190,418).
- At the 4 week follow-up 86,341 people had successfully quit (based on self-report), 49 per cent of those setting a quit date. This is a decrease of 15 per cent (15,214) on the final figure for the same period in 2011/12 (101,555), and also a decrease of 3 per cent (3,074) on the final figure for the same period in 2010/11 (89,415).
- 72 per cent of successful quitters at the 4 week follow-up had their results confirmed by Carbon Monoxide (CO) verification . This percentage was 71 per cent based on final figures for the same period in 2011/12 and 70 per cent based on final figures for the same period in 2010/11. (Carbon Monoxide (CO) validation measures the level of carbon monoxide in the bloodstream and provides an indication of the level of use of tobacco: it is a motivational tool for clients as well as validation of their smoking status. CO validation should be attempted on all clients who self-report as having successfully quit at the 4-week follow-up, except those who were followed up by telephone).
- Of those setting a quit date, success at the four week follow-up increased with age, from 31 per cent of those aged under 18, to 56 per cent of those aged 60 and over.
- Of the 5,743 pregnant women who set a quit date, 2,571 successfully quit at the four week follow-up (45per cent).
- The majority of those setting a quit date received Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) only (64 per cent). A further 26 per cent received varenicline (Champix) only, 1 per cent received bupropion (Zyban) only, 2 per cent received both NRT and varenicline and less than 1 per cent received both NRT and bupropion. 4 per cent of people setting a quit date did not receive any pharmacotherapy and the type of treatment was unknown for a further 3 per cent.
- Of those who used varenicline only, 60 per cent successfully quit, compared with 54 per cent who received bupropion only, and 45 per cent who received NRT only. 50 per cent of people who did not receive any type of pharmacotherapy successfully quit. (These data should not be used to assess or compare the clinical effectiveness of the various pharmacotherapies as they reflect only the results obtained through the NHS stop smoking services, and are not based on clinical trials. A trained stop smoking advisor discusses and agrees the treatment option with each client.)
- Total expenditure on NHS Stop Smoking Services was £21.3 million, an increase of 1 per cent (£0.3 million) on the final figure for the same period in 2011/12 (£21.1 million) and an increase of 4 per cent (£0.8 million) on the final figure for the same period in 2010/11 (£20.5 million). The cost per quitter is £247 compared with £207 based on final figures for the same period in 2011/12 and £230 based on final figures for the same period in 2010/11. These figures do not include expenditure on pharmacotherapies.
- Among Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), South Central SHA reported the highest proportion of successful quitters (57 per cent), while West Midlands SHA reported the lowest success rate (43 per cent).
- Among Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), Berkshire East and East Riding of Yorkshire PCT reported the highest proportion of successful quitters (73 per cent), while Manchester PCT reported the lowest success rate (30 per cent).
- For Quarter 1 in 2011/12, the increase between the provisional figures and the final figures was 12.4 per cent for the number setting a quit date and 14.3 per cent for the number of successful quitters (based on self-report). This suggests that the final figures for 2012/13 may be higher than the provisional figures stated above.
- For Quarter 1 in 2011/12, there was a increase of 2.8 per cent between the provisional and final Quarter 1 expenditure figure.
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