Impact of Tobacco Across Cheshire and Merseyside Dr Stephen - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Impact of Tobacco Across Cheshire and Merseyside Dr Stephen Saltissi, Lead Cardiologist Cheshire and Merseyside Cardiac Network Impact of Tobacco Smoking Single, greatest cause of preventable illness & death - 1 in every 6 adult deaths 30%
Single, greatest cause of preventable illness & death - 1 in every 6 adult deaths
30% Respiratory disease 29% Cancer 13% Circulatory disease
Smoking kills half of all long-term users Kills 4,709 people each year in Cheshire & Merseyside. More than: Road traffic accidents Alcohol Drugs – crack, cocaine, heroin Suicide/murder Fires AIDS Combined
Costs NHS £82.8 million to treat smoking-related illnesses each year in Cheshire and Merseyside Costs to the wider economy from sickness absenteeism, smoking breaks & reduced productivity estimated at £31.5 million Every year 306,085 working days are lost through smoking related absence
Breathing other people's smoke is called passive or second-hand smoking (SHS) SHS exposure in children:
2x risk of child developing asthma 5x increased risk of cot death 4x increased likelihood of middle ear infections & deafness Increased breathing & chest problems
46,239 children & 12,123 adults are exposed to SHS each year in Cheshire & Merseyside Costs NHS £32.9 million to treat SHS- related illnesses each year in Cheshire and Merseyside
♥ Nationally 20% of adults in the UK currently smoke (ONS 2012) ♥ In the North West the smoking prevalence is higher at 22% (ONS 2012) ♥ In Cheshire and Merseyside, the average smoking rate is estimated to be 21.5% with large area variations
Source: Integrated Household Survey, 2012
The Information Centre for Health and Social Care (2012) Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2011.
Trading Standards (2011) Young Persons Alcohol and Tobacco Survey 2011, North West Results. TSNW, June 2011
ONS (2008) General household survey, 2006. London: The Stationary Office
♥ Nationally 13.2% of pregnant women in the UK smoke at delivery* ♥ In Cheshire and Merseyside, the average smoking rate during pregnancy is 16.5% with large area variations
* The Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2012
Source: The Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2012
Adult (aged 18 or over) smoking prevalence in England to 18.5% or less by the end of 2015 Rates of regular smoking among 15 year olds in England to 12% or less by the end of 2015 Rates of smoking throughout pregnancy to 11% or less by the end of 2015