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Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services in England April 2018 to March 2019
Official statistics- Publication Date:
- 3 Sep 2019
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Geographical Granularity:
- Regions, Local Authorities
- Date Range:
- 01 Apr 2018 to 31 Mar 2019
Part 2 - Quit Attempts and Self-Reported Quit Rate by other measures
Intervention type
There are a range of interventions that can be accessed through Stop Smoking Services, from closed groups (pre-arranged start and finish dates and a pre-booked client group) to one-to-one support (structured multi-session support). For further definitions for these intervention types, please consult the Notes & Definitions section of Stop Smoking Services Q4 2018/19 data tables.
Number of quit attempts
The most common intervention is 1 to 1 support with 188,853 setting a quit date in 2018/19
Self-reported quit rate
The self-reported quit rate varies somewhat across Intervention types from 43% to 60%. One-to-one support, despite being the most common intervention type by a significant margin, has one of the lower self-reported quit rates, at 52%.
Intervention setting
Intervention settings includes all main settings in which people can access NHS Stop Smoking Services. These include amongst others: general practice (GPs), pharmacies, prisons, hospitals, dental settings, military bases, schools, workplaces and mental health settings.
Number of quit attempts
Most people set quit dates in the community (37%), GPs (35%) and Pharmacies (19%).
Self-reported quit rate
The self-reported quit rate varies across intervention setting. Across the three primary care intervention settings mentioned previously (which form 90% of all those setting quit dates), the quit rate is also variable. Notably, the most common intervention setting, Community, also has the highest quit rate of these settings at 57%, with GP at 50% and Pharmacy at 45%.