A period of time during which a PERSON attempts to stop smoking as a result of structured stop smoking interventions, delivered by NHS staff or their trained agents. During this time, it is expected that the PERSON will set a SMOKING QUIT DATE.

The PERSON STOP SMOKING EPISODE starts when the PERSON has consented to a programme of treatment and presents themselves to the Stop Smoking Service for a treatment session and has set a SMOKING QUIT DATE.

The PERSON STOP SMOKING EPISODE ends 28 days after their specified SMOKING QUIT DATE (or within 25 to 42 days of the SMOKING QUIT DATE) when either it is confirmed that the PERSON has stopped smoking, or they have not been successful or they are lost to follow up (where the PERSON could not be contacted at four weeks (-3 days or +14 days)).

A PERSON who has participated in an assessment session but failed to attend for treatment should not be counted as having started a PERSON STOP SMOKING EPISODE.

References: Department of Health NHS Stop Smoking Services: service and monitoring guidance, October 2007/08.

This class is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PERSON STOP SMOKING EPISODES