Key Takeaways
- North Yorkshire Council plans to spend up to £477,000 on e-cigarettes to support quitting smoking
- Since July 2023, 487 people used e-cigarettes via the Living Well Smokefree service
- Councillors are set to consider a report recommending a procurement process for a supplier
- Proposed contract runs July 2026 to July 2029 and may not spend the full budget
2Firsts, March 3, 2026
According to BBC, North Yorkshire Council in the UK is set to spend up to £477,000 on e-cigarettes to help residents quit smoking. A report due to be considered by councillors recommends launching a procurement process to secure a supplier of these e-cigarettes.
The report states that since e-cigarettes were introduced as part of the council’s Living Well Smokefree service in July 2023, 487 people have used them to help quit, with about a third staying smoke-free after a year.
The proposed contract would run from July 2026 to July 2029 and would respond to demand, with no guarantee the full amount will be spent. Eligible residents would receive online vouchers for reusable, rechargeable devices and associated products.
The costs would be covered by ring-fenced public health funding, which forms part of the Government’s Smokefree Generation plans aimed at reducing national smoking rates to 5% by 2030. Council documents also state that smoking remains the biggest preventable killer in the UK, costing North Yorkshire Council approximately £400 million a year in health and social care and wider impacts.
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