Smoking Cessation (GP-delivered) LCS

Islington

Smoking Cessation (GP-delivered) LCS

This locally commissioned service (LCS) supports general practices in Islington by funding the provision of specialist smoking cessation support to improve the management of patients seeking support to stop smoking. 

The LCS aligns with national ambitions to provide the most effective and cost effective evidence-based support to smokers to help them to quit. 

Positive outcomes from specialist smoking cessation provision are:

  • reduced smoking prevalence and smoking-related health inequalities
  • contributions to the prevention and management of long-term conditions, extending both the length and quality of life
  • improved health outcomes for pregnant women
  • improves the use and effectiveness of pharmacotherapy in smoking cessation to achieve better outcomes for smokers.