Number of UK smokers getting NHS help to quit has halved

The number of people given help to give up smoking from the NHS is set to halve by next year, a report has warned. Experts from University College London say current trends mean the number of those using the services is likely to fall from around 800,000 in 2011/12 to just 400,000 in the current financial year. Researchers said the patterns may reflect growing numbers of people turning to e-cigarettes to help them give up, as well as a lack of investment in NHS services. Read full article

Laura Donnelly. (08 March 2015) UK smokers getting NHS help to quit has halved [newspaper]. Retrieved http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/nhs/11455381/Number-of-smokers-getting-NHS-help-to-quit-has-halved.html