Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating pharmacies

Total

30

100.00

30

100.00

60

100.00

Area

 NHS Barking and Dagenham CCG

3

10.00

3

10.00

6

10.00

 NHS City and Hackney CCG

2

6.67

1

3.33

3

5.00

 NHS Islington CCG

2

6.67

3

10.00

5

8.33

 NHS Newham CCG

4

13.33

4

13.33

8

13.33

 NHS Tower Hamlets CCG

3

10.00

4

13.33

7

11.67

 Cwm Taf University Health Board

6

20.00

6

20.00

12

20.00

 Coventry City Council

10

33.33

9

30.00

19

31.67

Average no. of prescriptions per month

 3000 or less

14

46.67

13

43.33

27

45.00

 More than 3000

16

53.33

17

56.67

33

55.00

Type of pharmacy

 Independent (one pharmacy only)

9

30.00

12

40.00

21

35.00

 Small chain (two to five pharmacies)

2

6.67

4

13.33

6

10.00

 Multiple contractor (six or more pharmacies)

19

63.33

14

46.67

33

55.00

Number of smoking advisors consented per pharmacy

 1

14

46.67

15

50.00

29

48.33

 2

10

33.33

11

36.67

21

35.00

 More than 2

6

20.00

4

13.33

10

16.67

 Mean (sd)

54^a

1.8 (0.93)

51^a

1.7 (0.88)

105^a

1.8 (0.90)

 Median (iqr)

54^a

2 (1 to 2)

51^a

1.5 (1 to 2)

105^a

2 (1 to 2)

Number of support staff consented per pharmacy

 0

11^b

36.67

19^c

63.33

30

50.00

 1

6

20.00

10

33.33

16

26.67

 2

8

26.67

0

0.00

8

13.33

 More than 2

5

16.67

1

3.33

6

10.00

 Mean (sd)

40^a

1.33 (1.35)

13^a

0.43 (0.68)

53^a

0.88 (1.15)

 Median (iqr)

40^a

1 (0 to 2)

13^a

0 (0 to 1)

53^a

0.5 (0 to 1)

Number of pharmacy staff consented per pharmacy

 1

5

16.67

7

23.33

12

20.00

 2

9

30.00

17

56.67

26

43.33

 3

4

13.33

3

10.00

7

11.67

 4

7

23.33

1

3.33

8

13.33

 5

2

6.67

2

6.67

4

6.67

 More than 5

3

10.00

0

0

3

5.00

 Mean (sd)

94^a

3.13 (1.83)

64^a

2.13 (1.04)

158^a

2.63 (1.56)

 Median (iqr)

94^a

3 (2 to 4)

64^a

2 (2 to 2)

158^a

2 (2 to 3.5)