Brief Summary Of Stoke-On-Trent: A Case Study

Smoking is the cause of many of the health issues encountered when reviewing the health summary for Stoke-on-Trent. The amount of smoking related deaths is 427.9/100,000 for people aged 35 and over; very close to England’s worst (471.6). Smoking increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer. The mortality rate is significantly higher in this city from CVD than England’s average and close to England’s worst for cancer (183.9/100,000 for people aged under 75, 202.9 for England’s worst). A smoker’s CVD risk is exacerbated if also having diabetes; important as percent of recorded diabetes here is higher than England’s average. Deprivation, another problem in this city, is much higher than England’s average and is linked to the high smoking related deaths. People in more deprived areas are more likely to smoke than those of lower deprived areas. Finally, smoking status at time of delivery is higher than England’s average and can be linked to the high number of infant mortality (6.7/1,000 live births); very close to England’s worst (7.6). Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of infant mortality. Smoking is thus an important health issue here that needs addressing.
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• Increase accessibility to a stop smoking service in Stoke-on-Trent
• Educate about the harm of smoking on the body
• Educate about the effects of smoking while pregnant on infant mortality
• Be able to assess the patient’s experience and attitude towards quitting smoking and use this information to provide cost-effective patient-suitable stop smoking interventions
• Support and encourage patients in their journey to quit
• Reduce smoking related deaths in the city, including infant