to their budgets. they say local authorities are on a financial cliff edge and more cuts will hit the poorest communities hardest. our health correspondent dominic hughes has this report. this is what public health in action looks like. hi, i m carole. i m from the quit smoking team. anthony is a smoker, but with a fractured foot and shoulders, he s now stuck gateshead s queen elizabeth hospital. so, how many cigarettes do normally smoke a day, anthony? ten at the most. so, carole, one of the hospital s stop smoking advisers, sees a chance to help anthony quit. we can offer you some patches for your arm, and we can give you an inhalator, it s something to do with your hands, and that s full of nicotine as well. carole herself gave up smoking five years ago. she understands how hard it can be. if i could do it, anybody can, and i did it. so you can as well. and she fears what might happen if this kind of service didn t exist.
our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. this is what public health in action looks like. hi, i m carole. i m from the quit smoking team. anthony is a smoker, but with a fractured foot and shoulders, he s now stuck gateshead s queen elizabeth hospital. so how many cigarettes do you normally smoke day, anthony? ten at the most. so, carole, one of the hospital s stop smoking advisers, sees a chance to help anthony quit. we can offer you some patches for your arm, and we can give you an inhalator, it s something to do with your hands, and that s full of nicotine as well. carole herself gave up smoking five years ago. she understands how hard it can be. if i can do it, anybody can, and i did it. so you can as well. and she fears what might happen if this kind of service didn t exist. i just think people will die sooner because they re not getting the support that they need,