The End of Smoking

The First Ten Years: Local authority stop smoking services and wider tobacco control in England, 2023

The tenth anniversary report of ASH and Cancer Research UK's annual survey of tobacco control leads. Previous editions of this survey are available here.

New paths and pathways: Tobacco control and stop smoking services in English local authorities in 2022

The annual Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) survey of local government public health teams, funded by Cancer Research UK, finds NHS investment in new inpatient treatment for smokers strongly supported by local government. NHS investment is welcomed as an opportunity to help more smokers to quit, by creating a more integrated service that can reach more smokers. Additionally, many places have NHS Targeted Lung Health Checks, an initiative to improve early lung cancer diagnosis. These NHS-funded checks target those with a smoking history and direct them to support. Of those local authorities with these Targeted Lung Health Checks in place, 73% report an increase in demand for local authority stop smoking services.