As part of the Department of Health’s open consultation on the Future of Tobacco Control, the City of London Corporation and City & Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust would like to gather the views of City workers and residents to feed into its consultation response. Your views are extremely important to us and will help to shape England’s long-term tobacco control strategy.

Reducing smoking rates and health inequalities caused by smoking - Approximately, 22% of people in England currently smoke. - Smoking is the main cause of preventable illness and premature death in England. It causes around 87,000            deaths per year. - According to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), tobacco use is the primary reason for the gap in healthy life expectancy between rich and poor.

Q1	Do you think the government is doing enough to help people to stop smoking?
		Yes
		Not Sure
		No

Any Comments

Q2	Do you agree the Government should do the following to help people to successfully stop smoking?
		Yes		Not sure		No
	Further Legislation
	Increased funding of stop smoking services
	Increasing awareness of stop smoking services

Other (Please state)

Marketing and communications - The tobacco industry spends billions of pounds on advertising worldwide.

- The government also used advertising to convey the dangers of tobacco smoking and other health messages.

Q3	How effective do you feel anti-tobacco/smoking advertising campaigns are?
		Very effective
		Effective
		Note sure
		Ineffective
		Very Ineffective

Q4	Can you think of any Government or NHS anti-smoking campaigns?

Q5	Do you think further restrictions on the display of tobacco products in shops is necessary?
		Yes
		Not sure
		No

Any comments

Protecting children and young people from smoking - Over 80% of current smokers say that they started smoking regularly in their teenage years. - Children and young people have been shown to be highly receptive to tobacco promotions, controlling the display of tobacco products at the point of sale could protect them from advertising

Q6	How effective do you think the following measures would be in reducing the number of young people taking up smoking?
		Very effective		Effective		Not sure		Ineffective		Very Ineffective
	Getting rid of cigarette vending machines
	Increasing the price of cigarettes
	Getting rid of 10-pack cigarettes
	Selling cigarettes in plain packs, with no branding

Protection of people from second-hand smoke - Smoke-free legislation was introduced throughout England and the UK in July 2007, restricting where people are allowed to smoke. - The legislation protects hospitality workers and the public from the 69 cancer causing and 4,000 other chemicals present in tobacco smoke. - There is no safe level of exposure from secondhand smoke and annually it causes 12,000 deaths in the UK.

Q7	Do you feel further legislation is needed to control smoking within private dwellings and vehicles?
		Yes
		Not sure
		No

Any comment

Q8	What do you think could be done to help reduce deaths from second-hand smoke, especially in the home?

Supporting smokers to quit - NHS 'stop smoking' services are geared towards helping smokers stop smoking for good, and are rated amongst the best in the world. - Smokers who use the free NHS support are up to four times more likely to quit successfully than if they try to 'go it alone’.

Q9	Were you aware that the following provide 'stop smoking' services?
		Yes		Not sure		No
	GPs
	Pharmacist
	Local Community Groups

Q10	What one strategy do you feel would be most effective to help people stop smoking?

Q11	Do you have any other comments on tobacco control and how it could change in the future?

Data Protection

Please answer this optional information about yourself so we can better understand our service users and residents. All information is confidential and will only be used under the strict controls of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Q12	What is your age?

Q13	What is your gender?
		Female
		Male

Q14	Do you consider yourself disabled?
		Yes
		No

Q15	Ethnicity
		White
		Black or Black British
		Mixed background
		Asian or Asian British
		Chinese

Other

Q16	Are you a smoker?
		Yes
		No
		Ex-Smoker

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire

Ever thought about quitting smoking? City and Hackney PCT are currently offering free support through local pharmacies and GPs. You can see a specialist pharmacist or a practice nurse who can assess, and suggest, the best way for you to give up, and can offer treatments like nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) on prescription. You can call your local pharmacy/GP practice for an appointment, or drop in to find out when they are available. Further information to help you is also available on the Ready Steady Quit website; www.rsq.org.uk Also available is our specialist level 3 service; experts from the Tobacco Dependence Research Unit at Barts and the London School of Medicine manage these clinics at a range of local and convenient locations. Clinics take place weekly for seven weeks, and offer treatment tailored to your needs. Please call 0800 169 1943 if you would like to book yourself to attend or get more information.