Two thirds quit cigs in N Lincs
TWO in three smokers wanting to stop North Lincolnshire successfully quit smoking in the last year.
And the figure is much higher than both the regional and national averages of one in two successes.
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Spokesman for Smoke Free Alliance members Humberside Fire and Rescue Glenn Ramsden said the work that has been done by the alliance 'must ultimately lead to a much safer and healthier community'.
The Smoke Free Alliance was launched in March this year between North Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust (PCT), Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, Scunthorpe United and others to help people's chances of quitting smoking.
Nearly 1,000 smokers in the area tried to quit using NHS services between 2007 and 2008 and 652 successfully quit.
North Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust's (PCT) 66 per cent quit rate compares very favourably with both the national quit rate of 52 per cent and the regional quit rate of 53 per cent.
In neighbouring North East Lincolnshire, 59 per cent of quitters were successful: three in five quitters.
The quit rate puts North Lincolnshire in the top four PCTs in Yorkshire and Humberside and 14th in England and Wales.
For the full story, see today's Scunthorpe Telegraph.
7 Comments
by dave, scunny
Wednesday, August 27 2008, 3:40PM
“my dad always taught me, "dont be a quitter"”
by mandyv, cambs
Tuesday, August 26 2008, 9:39PM
“Why are the PCT so intent on people who WANT to give up, offered, nicotine products?
Allen Carrs book has more success, I believe.
I know of only 4 who gave up with patches and lasted just over a month, and now smoke again.
I know of one who is on an Allan Carr course, paid for by his company, only two weeks smokefree so far, but I hope he does succeed.
Money seems to be behind these bans, and moralistic views.
freedom2choose.info for tolerant non-smokers and smokers alike, if you think these bans are wrong, please help us fight them”
by david b, lincoln
Tuesday, August 26 2008, 5:57PM
“The NHS quit benchmark is 4 weeks - far too short a period to define a quitter. As usual, the facts are distorted, the true figure will be a fraction of what they claim.”
by Stu, Messingham
Monday, August 25 2008, 5:32PM
“When they've all kicked the filthy habit, Gordon will tax FRESH AIR!”
by stu, scunthorpe
Monday, August 25 2008, 2:03PM
“with all thesepeople stopping smoking, where is the goverment going to get the tax back they have lost ?"tax ,working people, car owners, yes thats right, tax the non smokers more .in the end we all lose out”
by gill, brrow
Monday, August 25 2008, 1:10PM
“i quit by going to doctors getting help ismoked for 45 years it was hard but ifeel a lot better if ican do it any body can do it so sto moaning best thingis its your health so north lincs should soon be smoke free with a BIT OFF LUCK”
by rick, Scunthorpe
Monday, August 25 2008, 10:28AM
“Right - so 652 people actually quit then - not the two thirds of smokers that the headline suggests”