The Welsh context – Smoking
cessation in Wales and current
targets
Sue Bowker
Tobacco Policy
Welsh Government
Sue.Bowker@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Tobacco Control Action Plan
• Vision: a smoke-free society for Wales, in
which the harm from tobacco is
eradicated.
• Aim: to drive down adult smoking
prevalence levels in Wales to 20% by
2016 and to 16% by 2020.
• The Tobacco Control Action Plan and the
Tobacco Control Delivery Plan have been
published on the Welsh Government
website at:
• http://wales.gov.uk/topics/health/improv
ement/index/tobaccoplan/?lang=en
Tobacco Control Action Plan
• Action Area One: Promoting Leadership in
Tobacco Control
• Action Area Two: Reducing the uptake of
smoking
• Action Area Three: Reducing smoking
prevalence levels
• Action Area Four: Reducing exposure to
second-hand smoke
Smoking cessation
• Tier 1 target to LHBs to treat 5% of their
smoking population per year, with 40% COvalidated as quit at 4 weeks
• Services offered – Stop Smoking Wales;
Pharmacy Level 3; in-house hospital; GP
• Results published, quarterly in arrears, on
www.mylocalhealthservice.gov.uk
Results for 2013-14
Local Health Board
Total % treated
Abertawe Bro-Morgannwg
2.07
Aneurin Bevan
1.07
Betsi Cadwaladr
3.89
Cardiff and Vale
0.92
Cwm Taf
3.52
Hywel Dda
1.95
Powys
3.01
Wales
2.3