SMOKERS across Hampshire are being encouraged to take part in a short survey to allow Hampshire County Council to find out how they can help more people quit the habit.

Last year, over 3,700 people across Hampshire quit smoking through the county council commissioned NHS stop smoking service, Quit4Life.

Councillor Patricia Stallard, Hampshire County Council’s executive member for health and public health, said: “Giving up smoking is difficult, and as a council we want to make sure we are giving the right support and encouragement to those who want to stop.

“To ensure that our commissioned Quit For Life service is supporting people in the most effective way possible, we are asking smokers to take part in a short survey to help us understand what support would be most effective and how people would like to access it.”

Cllr Stallard added: “Our aim is to offer stop smoking support through Quit4Life to around 8,000 smokers this year and to do that we need to make sure that future services provide what smokers need.”

To take part in the 10-minute survey, visit hants.gov.uk/smokersurvey.