Usual care settings in CPIT III trial sites
| Site A | Site B | Site C | Site D | Site E | |
| Policy of referral (opt-in or opt-out) | Opt-out | Opt-out | Opt-out | Opt-out | Opt-out |
| Target population and behaviour change supported | Pregnant women, smoking and weight management | Pregnant women, smoking only | Pregnant women, smoking only | General population, smoking only | General population, smoking, alcohol, weight management and physical activity |
| Organisation providing SSS* | NHS | NHS | NHS | NHS | Local Government |
| SSS professionals with or without a midwifery/nursing background | Mixed—some with and some without a midwifery/ nursing background | Midwifery/nursing background | Midwifery/nursing background | Midwifery/nursing background | No midwifery/nursing background |
| SSS funder (and location of line management) | Local Government (NHS Trust/Board) | NHS Trust/Board (NHS Trust/Board) | Public Health Body (NHS Health Improvement) | NHS Health Improvement (NHS Health Improvement) | Local Government (Local Government) |
| Venue for SSS consultations | Hospital consultation room or other space (not dedicated). Also, a GP Surgery room for those remotely located | Hospital consultation room (dedicated) or home visit | Hospital consultation room (dedicated) | Community venue (regular drop-in or by appointment) or home visit | Community venue (regular drop-in or by appointment) |
| Methods of SSS consultation | Face-to-face or telephone | Face-to-face or telephone | Face-to-face or telephone | Face-to-face or telephone | Face-to-face or telephone |
| SSS ability to provide NRT directly | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Colocation of SSS and maternity services | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (in most cases) | No |
*SSS has been used to denote stop smoking services within trial sites, although some were not necessarily known as such, as they provided wider behaviour change services.
GP, general practitioner; NHS, National Health Service; NRT, nicotine replacement therapy; SSS, stop smoking service.