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The Welsh context – Smoking cessation in Wales and current targets
Sue BowkerTobacco Policy
Welsh [email protected]
Tobacco Control Action Plan
• Vision: a smoke-free society for Wales, in
which the harm from tobacco is eradicated.• Aim: to drive down adult smoking
prevalence levels in Wales to 20% by 2016 and to 16% by 2020.
• The Tobacco Control Action Plan and the
Tobacco Control Delivery Plan have been published on the Welsh Government website at:
• http://wales.gov.uk/topics/health/improvement/index/tobaccoplan/?lang=en
Tobacco Control Action Plan
• Action Area One: Promoting Leadership in Tobacco Control
• Action Area Two: Reducing the uptake of smoking
• Action Area Three: Reducing smoking prevalence levels
• Action Area Four: Reducing exposure to second-hand smoke
Smoking cessation
• Tier 1 target to LHBs to treat 5% of their smoking population per year, with 40% CO-validated as quit at 4 weeks
• Services offered – Stop Smoking Wales; Pharmacy Level 3; in-house hospital; GP
• Results published, quarterly in arrears, on www.mylocalhealthservice.gov.uk
Results for 2013-14
Local Health Board Total % treated
Abertawe Bro-Morgannwg 2.07
Aneurin Bevan 1.07
Betsi Cadwaladr 3.89
Cardiff and Vale 0.92
Cwm Taf 3.52
Hywel Dda 1.95
Powys 3.01
Wales 2.3
