Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services - England, April 2005 to March 2006, Annual statistical bulletin

The total number of successful quitters delivered by NHS Stop Smoking Services between 2003/04 and 2005/06 was 832,700. The Department of Health Priorities and Planning Framework (PPF) target of 800,000 successful quitters over this period was achieved.

In England, during the year 2005/06:

• 602,820 people set a quit date through NHS Stop Smoking Services
• At the 4 week follow-up, 329,681 (55%) of those setting a quit date had successfully quit (based on self-report)
• More women than men set a quit a quit date (341,185 compared with 261,635) and more women than men had successfully quit at the 4 week follow-up (183,707 compared with 145,974)
• Success at the four week follow-up increased with age, from 40% of those aged under 18, to 64% of those aged 60 and over
• People from ethnic minority groups accounted for 2 per cent of those setting a quit date in 2001/02. In 2005/06 this had risen to 5 per cent.
• 17,920 pregnant women set a quit date. 9,586 had successfully quit at the four week follow-up, a success rate of 53 per cent
• North West GOR had both the highest number of people setting a quit date (109,754) and highest number of successful quitters at the 4 week follow-up (54,488). However, the success rate (50 per cent) was below the national average of 55 per cent
• Greater Manchester SHA had both the highest number of people setting a quit date (45,282) and highest number of successful quitters at the four week follow-up (21,383). However, the success rate was relatively low (47 per cent)
• 494,105 (82 per cent) of those setting a quit date received Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), 30,559 (5 per cent) received bupropion (Zyban) and 4,036 (1 per cent) received both NRT and bupropion
• The cost of the NHS Stop Smoking Services per quitter was in 2005/06 was 158, compared with 206 in 2001/02.