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Submission month February 2024 to January 2025
Inpatients February March April May June July August September October November December January
Quit attempt (or smoking reduction*) and followed up (28 day outcome reported between 25 to 42 days) **

December 

(Follow up completed 1 December to 31 December)

January

(Follow up completed 1 January to 31 January)

February

(Follow up completed 1 February to 29 February)

March

(Follow up completed 1 March to 31 March)

April

(Follow up completed 1 April to 30 April)

May

(Follow up completed 1 May to 31 May)

June

(Follow up completed 1 June to 30 June)

July

(Follow up completed 1 July to 31 July)

August
(Follow up completed 1 August to 31 August)

September

(Follow up completed 1 September to 30 September)

October

(Follow up completed 1 October to 31 October)

November

(Follow up completed 1 November to 30 November)

Quit attempt (or smoking reduction*) and lost to follow up (LTF - 42 day expired) 

December

(Quit date 20 October to 19 November)

January

(Quit date 20 November to 20 December)

February

(Quit date 21 December to 19 January)
 

March

(Quit date 20 January to 19 February)

April

(Quit date 20 February to 19 March)
 

May

(Quit date 20 March to 19 April)

June

(Quit date 20 April to 19 May)
 


July

(Quit date 20 May to 19 June)

August

(Quit date 20 June to 20 July)

September

(Quit date 21 July to 19 August)

October

(Quit date 20 August to 19 September)


November

(Quit date 20 September to 19 October)

No Quit attempt (discharge date) ***

December

(Discharge 1 December to 31 December)


January

(Discharge 1 January to 31 January)

February

(Discharge 1 February to 29 February)

March

(Discharge 1 March to 31 March)

April

(Discharge 1 April to 30 April)

May

(Discharge 1 May to 31 May)


June

(Discharge 1 June to 30 June)

July

(Discharge 1 July to 31 July)

August

(Discharge 1 August to 31 August)

September

(Discharge 1 September to 30 September)

October

(Discharge 1 October to 31 October)


November

(Discharge 1 November to 30 November)

Smoker or nicotine vaping product  user not referred (discharge date)

December

(Discharge 1 December to 31 December)

January

(Discharge 1 January to 31 January)

February

(Discharge 1 February to 29 February)

March

(Discharge 1 March to 31 March)

April

(Discharge 1 April to 30 April)

May

(Discharge 1 May to 31 May)

June

(Discharge 1 June to 30 June)

July

(Discharge 1 July to 31 July)

August

(Discharge 1 August to 31 August)

September

(Discharge 1 September to 30 September)

October

(Discharge 1 October to 31 October)

November

(Discharge 1 November to 30 November)

 

* 28 day follow up should be for people setting a quit date, but also those that undertake a smoking reduction approach (Tobacco dependence care plans numbers 20 or 30).

** For inpatients that have a long length of stay (greater than 28 days), the 28-day outcome will be recorded whilst they are an inpatient and reported before the patient is discharged

*** Include both patients that opt-out and do not see a Tobacco Dependence Adviser or those that choose not to have any intervention with the adviser


Last edited: 4 March 2024 5:03 pm