The ‘Be Well Stop Smoking Service’ was officially launched in October 2024 to support local people in giving up smoking.
The smoking rate has fallen by 20,000 since 2011, however the number of adult smokers in the borough remains higher than regional and national averages, at around 40,000 adult smokers (15 per cent of the population).
Keith Cunliffe, deputy leader of Wigan council and portfolio holder for adult social care and health, said, “We’ve made significant strides over the past decade, but smoking remains one of our major public health challenges and one of the biggest causes of preventable illness and death in the borough.”
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