In the UK smoking remains the single biggest cause of preventable morbidity, mortality and health inequalities. Smoking cessation impacts a number of key priority areas including cancer, respiratory, health inequalities, mental health and women’s health. Helping people tackle their tobacco dependence is a key component of the NHS Long Term Plan and forms the NHS’s contribution to wider government action to deliver the 2030 ambition for a smoke free generation. The Long-Term Plan commits to providing NHS funded tobacco dependency treatment to all people admitted to hospital who smoke, pregnant women and people with serious mental illness in long term care.
 
Status Awaiting development
Technology type Device
Decision Selected
Reason for decision Anticipate the topic will be of importance to patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and the health of the public to ensure clinical benefit is realised, inequalities in use addressed, and help them make the best use of NHS resources

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Date Update
19 November 2024 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected