Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit

Szatkowski, Lisa; Murray, Rachael; Hubbard, Richard B.; Agrawal, Sanjay; Huang, Y.; Britton, John

Abstract

Using data from The Health Improvement Network and Hospital Episode Statistics, we investigate smoking prevalence, number of smokers treated and opportunities for cessation intervention among patients treated in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England from April 2010 to March 2011. Our results show that approximately 1.1 million smokers are treated in English hospitals each year, receiving a total of 2.6 million episodes of care. These findings suggest that delivering smoking cessation as a routine component of hospital care, as recommended by recent National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, could achieve marked reductions in the prevalence of smoking and improve the cost-effectiveness of NHS hospitals.

Citation

Szatkowski, L., Murray, R., Hubbard, R. B., Agrawal, S., Huang, Y., & Britton, J. (2015). Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit. Thorax, 70(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206285

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 25, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Apr 13, 2015
• Publication Date: May 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jan 25, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 25, 2016
• Journal: Thorax
• Print ISSN: 0040-6376
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-3296
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 70
• Issue: 5
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206285
• Keywords: Smoking, Smoking cessation, Secondary care
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/748681
• Publisher URL: http://thorax.bmj.com/content/70/5/498