Table 1 Staffing structure of smoking cessation service in 3 PCTs

Service model

PCT provided

Combination PCT & HCP provided

HCP provided

PCT Staffing

1 clinical specialist lead (1.0 whole time equivalents (WTE))

3 administrators (3.0 WTE)

1 co-ordinator/advisor (1.0 WTE)

6 advisors (5.91 WTE) band 5/6 - core team

1 smoking and pregnancy advisor (0.8 WTE)

1 maternity support worker (0.2 WTE)

10 bank staff (total 0.5 WTE)

1 WTE Service Manger vacancy

1 Stop smoking service & tobacco control manager (1.0 WTE)

2 administrators (1.5 WTE)

Stop smoking advisors (2.5 WTE)

1 smoking and pregnancy advisor (0.5 WTE)

Primary care facilitators (1.5 WTE)

1 Secondary care stop smoking advisor (0.5 WTE)

Trainers (2.0 WTE)

Stop smoking sessional advisors, ad hoc to service need. (1.5 WTE)

1 Smoking Cessation (SC) Manager (1.0 WTE)

1 Data & Information Assistant (1.0 WTE)

1 Finance & Training Administrator (0.45 WTE)

5 Advisors (3.7 WTE)

3 Pregnancy SC Advisors (1.5 WTE)

1 Tobacco Control Co-ordinator (0.5 WTE) (Public Health)

Total PCT WTE

12.41

11.0

8.15

Other providers

None

GP Practices n=68

Pharmacies n=61

Dental practices n=3

Opticians n=2

GP practices n=76

Pharmacies n=49

Dental practices n=2

Total other providers

0

134

127

Intervention type:

One to one

263 (65.7%)

211 (52.8%)

396 (99.0%)

Groups

133 (33.3%)

185 (46.3%)

0

Other (drop-in, telephone, family/couple)

4 (1.0%)

4 (1.0%)

4 (1.0%)