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GP Recorded Smoking Prevalence

  • Last modified date:
    20 June 2008
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This data collection is designed to provide a proxy measure for obtaining information on the prevalence of smoking at a local level. Smoking is a major contributor to ill health, including coronary heart disease and cancer.

National plans that will reduce the level of smoking in the population will assist in the delivery of a wider strategy to tackle inequalities and address specific national targets in support of the PSA. This states that reducing adult smoking rates (from 26% in 2002) to 21% or less by 2010, with a reduction in prevalence among routine and manual groups (from 31% in 2002) to 26% or less.

Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) should have plans that support the reduction of smoking, including consideration of accurate identification of smokers and provision of stop smoking advice and services. They will need to be provided in the context of an overall policy to tackle smoking, including for example increased prescribing of stop smoking products to support people who want to stop smoking. and encouragement of more smoke-free local public/workplaces, particularly the NHS. Plans should target at risk groups, including those with co-morbidity and groups with higher prevalence rates.

For the Local Delivery Plan Return (LDPR), each PCT is required to submit three figures each quarter. Total number of patients on the register aged 16 and over, total number of people aged 16 and over on GP register, with smoking status recorded in the last 15 months and total number of people aged 16 and over on GP register, recorded as being a smoker, in the last 15 months.

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Statistics on the use and misuse of alcohol, on smoking including smoking cessation services, and on drug use, misuse and treatment.

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