Smoking and Healthcare Provisions in Lambeth, London

This report examines smoking as a significant health issue within the Lambeth council of London. It begins by highlighting the global impact of smoking and its continued relevance as a health problem in the UK, despite decreasing rates. The report provides demographic information for Lambeth, emphasizing its diverse population and socio-economic challenges, which contribute to various health issues, including a high prevalence of smoking. It presents statistical data on smoking rates and related deaths within Lambeth, comparing them to London averages to illustrate the severity of the problem. The report then details the healthcare provisions implemented by NHS Lambeth to combat smoking, including a tobacco control plan focusing on prevention, cessation programs, and environmental strategies. These provisions include school-based programs, smoke-free environment initiatives, and targeted services for vulnerable groups. The report concludes by emphasizing the ongoing need for these healthcare interventions to mitigate the adverse effects of smoking and promote a healthier environment in Lambeth. The references include sources from the CDC, WHO, and local government reports.

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Introduction
Smoking is the prime reason for more than 5 million deaths per year globally and
according to Center for Disease Control and prevention (2011) usage of tobacco will be causing
8 to 10 million deaths annually by 2030. However, the rate of smoking in developed nation such
as the United Kingdom has been decreasing; smoking is still a health and social problem in UK
nowadays (World Health Organization 2018). This poster is going to discuss smoking as a health
related issue in Lambeth council of London and will further provide a clear idea of the social
care provisions addressing smoking issue in that region.
Demographic of the Lambeth council, London
The Borough of Lambeth was created in 1965 with covered 26.82 square kilometer and
according to the census of May 2015; the population of this council is 321,984. The population is
ethnically diverse and more than 44% of the population are below the age of 25. This borough
stand on the ninth position in the list of most deprived borough of England, constituting more
than 37% of population thriving in deprived state (Lambeth Borough 2014).
Health-related issue in Lambeth
Higher population density and deprived condition of the council leads to several health
related issues in which smoking affects this borough primarily. Although the rate of smoking
prevalence has been decreased, according to the Integrated Household Survey for England 2010-
11, the prevalence in Lambeth is 21.4% (UK CENSUS 2012). There are 65,000 smokers present
within the residents within which, 15,000 lives in the deprived wards. The younger generation is
also affected with the health issue as 11,500 smokers are below the age of 25. Compared to

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London (275.9 deaths), smoking causes 333.3 deaths per 100,000 person, which has revived the
adverse effect of smoking on the population of Lambeth (Government of Lambeth 2018).
Healthcare provisions for Lambeth
As smoking has remained as the leading cause if premature deaths in Lambeth, the
National Health Service (NHS) Lambeth, with the help of NHS England carried out a tobacco
control plan, using an action plan. The plan of this tobacco control strategy was to influence
people to quit smoking, protecting women, infants and teenagers from the tobacco related harm
and stopping the younger generation recruited as smokers. For these aims, the NHS Lambeth
started ASSIST programs in schools, developed a comprehensive smoke free environment
program, activating the NHS Lambeth stop smoking service and creating awareness about it (The
Lambeth Tobacco Control Strategy 2018). The lambert stop smoking service, with the help of
local general physicians and volunteers arranged several health promotion camps in the Lambeth
area, to target the smokers groups of pregnant women, black, minority community, and routine
workers, as it has been seen that lower Socio-economic status is attached with the higher rate of
smokers in Lambeth. Further, for the second objective, the NHS targeted the needs of younger
generation and controlled the inflow of tobacco in this borough with the help of Lambeth
consumer protection department (Government of Lambeth 2018). This health related provision in
the Borough of Lambeth helped to spread equality with respect to health and to stop the
unauthorized sales of tobacco, which ultimately helped the NHS Lambeth to create a smoke free
environment in the area (The Lambeth Tobacco Control Strategy 2018).

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Conclusion
Finally it can be said that, despite the rate of smokers and smoking related deaths are
decreasing in the borough of Lambeth, increasing population density and deprived condition are
still influencing younger generation to accept smoking. Therefore, healthcare provisions are
helpful in promoting the adverse effect of such habits on the health of people as well as on the
environment.

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References
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Government of Lambeth (2018). A Survey of Smokers in Lambeth. [online] Lambeth.gov.uk.
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Lambeth Borough (2014). State of the Borough 2014. [online] Lambeth.gov.uk. Available at:
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World Health Organization (2018). Prevalence of tobacco smoking. [online] World Health
Organization. Available at: http://www.who.int/gho/tobacco/use/en/