Tobacco

Stop Smoking Services in North Tyneside are provided by selected community pharmacies. These pharmacies are selected based on performance; whether they have consistently achieved a 4-week quit rate of 35% and above. Quit rates of around 35% at four weeks are generally below what would be expected from an optimal service (around 50%) but higher than would be expected if the smokers attending had received only a prescription for a stop smoking medication (25%). Pharmacies are also selected to achieve a geographical spread across the borough; particularly to ensure they are situated in areas where levels of smoking are more concentrated.