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Stop Smoking Services
>Coventry City Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Why
- How
- Outcomes
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Why
To re-shape social norms around smoking and to help individuals to quit smoking by engaging, advising and providing support.
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How
Our trained stop smoking advisors deliver clinics in community venues, workplaces, educational settings and primary care. They also specifically target ‘hard to reach’ groups such as young people and people from BME communities.
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Outcomes
In 2015 we achieved 269 4-week quits and 110 12-week quits in Coventry, 358 4-week quits and 188 12-week quits in Stoke, and 113 4-week and 46 12-week quits for Walsall.