{"id":40176,"date":"2020-02-11T16:07:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=40176"},"modified":"2020-02-11T16:07:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:07:45","slug":"number-of-cardiff-smokers-on-rise-for-first-time-in-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/11\/number-of-cardiff-smokers-on-rise-for-first-time-in-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of Cardiff smokers on rise for first time in years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Smoking-top-image-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Left: Smoking increased between 2017\/18 and 2018\/19. Image: Edd Church via Infogram. <br \/>Right: Image: ASH Wales<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support is excellent but &#8216;inflexible&#8217;, say tobacco control campaigners<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>THE number of smokers in the Cardiff and Vale Health Board area has increased for the first time in at least six years, according to new figures. <\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/statswales.gov.wales\/Catalogue\">NHS performance statistics<\/a>, released in January, show an estimated 6,000 more people were smoking in the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board area in 2018-19 than 2017-18 \u2013 an 8.6% rise. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>This is the first recorded rise in smoking in the area since\nat least 2014, when the current recording methods began. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The numbers also show more people in the area are going to\nthe NHS for help to quit, be this a pharmacy, their local GP, or the Help Me Quit\nservice. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>However, the number of successful quitters using these services slightly decreased from 613 to 598. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-1024x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-1024x300.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-770x225.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-1536x450.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-500x146.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-293x86.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-1400x410.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57.png 1626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-1024x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-1024x300.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-770x225.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-1536x450.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-500x146.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-293x86.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57-1400x410.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-11-at-10.39.57.png 1626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Successful quitters using NHS services decreased between 2017-18 and 2018-19. Image: Edd Church<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Diana Milne, press officer for anti-smoking campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/ash.wales\/\">charity ASH Wales<\/a>, said there should be more specialised care and extra pharmacies licensed to give out cessation services.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is excellent support in Wales for those that want to\nquit smoking from Help Me Quit, run by NHS Wales,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt points people in the direction of the right support for\nthem, so it\u2019s really good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut Help Me Quit offers group sessions at\nspecific times &#8211; and not everyone can make that. It\u2019s quite inflexible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She added the decrease in NHS numbers of successful quitters\nmay be because people are quitting in different ways.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Around 16% of pregnant women in Wales smoke throughout\npregnancy, and the most recent Public Health Wales figures from 2018 show 3.6%\nof Welsh 11 to 16-year-olds smoke. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ms Milne said better accessibility and tailored help would make quitting easier for pregnant women and young people in particular. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt has a terrible impact,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ms Milne said: \u201cDifferent groups need different support. Pregnant\nwomen may not be comfortable going to a smoking group and admitting that they\nsmoke.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are pockets of Wales where specialist support for pregnant women exists, but it needs to be wider. It can\u2019t be a one size fits all system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She added this type of specialist support is lacking in\nCardiff and Vale. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ASH-Wales.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/ASH-Wales.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/ASH-Wales-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/ASH-Wales-293x260.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ASH-Wales.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/ASH-Wales.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/ASH-Wales-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/ASH-Wales-293x260.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>ASH Wales has campaigned for smoke free spaces with organisations including Cardiff Metropolitan University. Image: ASH Wales<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>ASH Wales aims to eliminate smoking, and campaigns for\nsmoke-free spaces in the hopes of \u201cde-normalising\u201d it, particularly in the eyes\nof children.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The charity campaigned to make smoking illegal around\nhospitals, schools and playgrounds\u2013 a ban which will come into effect later\nthis year. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Anti-smoking services vary from region to region, added Ms Milne. Only 23% of pharmacies in Cardiff and Vale are commissioned as Level 3 support \u2013 which lets them provide nicotine patches, gum, and one-to-one behavioural support.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board, which covers much of North\nWales, 80% of pharmacies can give Level 3 services.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<p>No pharmacy in the city is Level 2, which is the minimum needed to give out nicotine replacement products. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>This means many Cardiff residents seeking help to quit must visit their GP for a prescription of gum or patches, rather than a pharmacy. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Public Health Wales said it was unable comment on smoking cessation services because staff were concentrating on coronavirus data. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Alison Thorpe, 53, who quit smoking after 16 years, said:\n\u201cThe more avenues people have to quitting, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019ve got a good range of alternatives, you\u2019re more\nlikely to find something which suits you as an individual.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had the support from people around me, it makes it a much\neasier task.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ms Thorpe, a customer services employee for BT in Cardiff,\nquit after reading a news article about how to stop smoking.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI tried using nicotine gum, but I was put off because I\ndidn\u2019t want to become addicted to something else.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m quite a strong-willed person, or stubborn, as some\nwould say. Everybody is different, and I don\u2019t think there\u2019s one way to quit\nwhich suits all.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What do the numbers mean? <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<p>NHS performance statistics are released annually by Stats\nWales, which is run by the Welsh Government. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>They estimate the number of smokers by combining the\nnational rates of smoking, as per the annual National Survey for Wales, and\nmid-year population estimates from the National Office of Statistics (ONS). <\/p>\n\n\n<p>A patient is considered smoke-free when they are tested with a carbon monoxide monitor four weeks after quitting. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support is excellent but &#8216;inflexible&#8217;, say tobacco control campaigners THE number of smokers in the Cardiff and Vale Health Board area has increased for the first time in at least six years, according to new figures. 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