Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit
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 re...
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| author | Szatkowski, Lisa Murray, Rachael Hubbard, Richard B. Agrawal, Sanjay Huang, Y. Britton, John |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | nottingham-313532020-05-04T17:05:32Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31353/ 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 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. BMJ Publishing Group 2015-05-01 Article PeerReviewed Szatkowski, Lisa, Murray, Rachael, Hubbard, Richard B., Agrawal, Sanjay, Huang, Y. and Britton, John (2015) Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit. Thorax, 70 (5). pp. 498-500. ISSN 1468-3296 Smoking Smoking cessation Secondary care http://thorax.bmj.com/content/70/5/498 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206285 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206285 |
| spellingShingle | Smoking Smoking cessation Secondary care Szatkowski, Lisa Murray, Rachael Hubbard, Richard B. Agrawal, Sanjay Huang, Y. Britton, John Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit |
| title | Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit |
| title_full | Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit |
| title_short | Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit |
| title_sort | prevalence of smoking among patients treated in nhs hospitals in england in 2010/11: a national audit |
| topic | Smoking Smoking cessation Secondary care |
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