GP recorded smoking prevalence
Throughout this section, the GP recorded smoking prevalence rate is calculated as the number of recorded smokers as a proportion of the number with smoking status recorded.
In 2015/16, over 47,000 Hackney adult residents (23%) and just over 600 City of London adult residents (10%) were recorded as current smokers by their GP (Table 1).
Number recorded as current smokers | Current smokers as a proportion of 16+ residents with smoking status recorded | |
---|---|---|
Hackney | 47,416 | 22.5% |
City of London | 607 | 10.3% |
Source: Local service data extracted from the GP register by CEG, Blizard Institute, April 2016.
Notes: Data covers Hackney and the City residents registered with a GP in Hackney, the City of London, Tower Hamlets and Newham.
Stop smoking services
See Section 3.7 for a description of stop smoking services (SSS) based in Hackney and the City of London.
In 2015/16, Hackney-based SSS saw 3,140 clients (not all of whom were Hackney residents) and City-based SSS saw 375 clients (again, not all of whom were City residents) (Table 2).
Most clients of Hackney SSS (84%) in 2015/16 were registered with a GP in Hackney; in the City of London, just 23% of SSS users were registered with a GP in the City or a neighbouring borough (figures for the first half of 2015/16 only). Some Hackney and City residents may have used SSS based outside these areas; we have no access to data on this.
Number setting a quit date | Number of successful quitters (self-reported) | Number who had not quit | Number not known / lost to follow up | Number of successful quitters by CO validation | |
City of London | 375 | 175 | 147 | 53 | 168 |
% of those setting quit date | 47% | 39% | 14% | 45% | |
Hackney | 3,140 | 1,492 | 1,330 | 318 | 1,280 |
% of those setting quit date | 48% | 42% | 10% | 41% |
Source: NHS Stop Smoking Service statistics 2
Notes: ‘Successful quitters’ are those who have not smoked for four weeks
References
- NHS Digital, “Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services: England, April 2015 to March 2016,” 2016.
- NHS Digital, “Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services: England, April 2015 to March 2016,” 2016.