Purpose

This report recommends the award of the Local
Stop Smoking Services Additional Support Grant for 2025/26 to
Camden and North West London NHS Foundation Trust providing the
Breathe community stop smoking service, totalling
£234,819.
 
In February 2025 Cabinet delegated authority
to the Director of Health and Wellbeing, following consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social
Care, to renew the grant annually until 2028-29 subject to
satisfactory performance and funding being received from the Office
for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).
 
The Breathe community stop smoking service has
continued to perform well,
increasing the number of quit attempts and the
proportion of attempts that are
successful in 2024/24.
 
OHID has confirmed funding of £234,819
for the Local Stop Smoking Services and Additional Support Grant in
2025/26. The grant must be used to invest in enhancing local
authority commissioned stop smoking services and support, in
addition to and while maintaining existing spend on these services
and support via the public health grant.

Content

THAT the Director of Health and Wellbeing,
following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health,
Wellbeing and Adult Social Care, approves the award of the Local
Stop Smoking Services Additional Support Grant for 2025/26 to
Camden and North West London NHS Foundation Trust providing the
Breathe community stop smoking service, totalling
£234,819.