58% of Telford and Wrekin smokers have successfully quit
New NHS data reveals that 58% of people in Telford and Wrekin who wanted to quit smoking have managed to ditch the habit
According to new data, released today by Haypp, 58% of smokers in Telford and Wrekin, who set a quit date, have successfully quit smoking so far this year. Looking at the gender split, the percentage of successful male quitters is 65% compared to slightly less for females at 51%.
The online data – England quit smoking rates – displays all of the areas around England based on the most recent success rate for quitting smoking, as well as government expenditure and cessation tools.
In terms of funding, the total expenditure on stop smoking services for Telford and Wrekin was £126,500. This figure shows how much governmental expenditure was spent in Telford and Wrekin on quit smoking campaigns and services, equating to an average cost of £3,085 per successful quitter.
Quitting smoking strategies vary across the councils, but one highly successful method is encouraging smokers to switch to a less harmful nicotine product. In England, 58% of people successfully quit using a nicotine replacement therapy product, such as nicotine pouches, and 63% successfully quit using tobacco-free nicotine vapes as a quitting tool.
The top performing authorities, based on the percentage of successful quitters so far this year, are York (82%), North Yorkshire (80%), Essex (77%), Redcar and Cleveland (75%) and Stoke-on-Trent (75%). On the other end of the scale, some of the poorer performing authorities were Hartlepool (13%), Brighton and Hove (25%), South Gloucestershire (27%), Walsall (29%) and Cumberland (31%).
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