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• NHS stop smoking services 'cut' 

Around 70% of smokers are reported to want to quit
Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2007-03-13

Intro:

Many primary care trusts in England have cut their budget for stop smoking services, according to figures from the Conservative Party.

A survey found that 44 of the 115 PCTs surveyed had cut or frozen funding during this financial year.

A further 12 PCTs had raised their budgets by such a small amount that it amounted to a real terms cut.

The government said spending on smoking cessation had risen, and great strides had been made in helping people quit.

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