Introduction Your local Stop Smoking Service Background on smoking - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Introduction  Your local Stop Smoking Service  Background on smoking  How to offer Very Brief Advice  Smoking in pregnancy  How to refer to the Stop Smoking Service

The Huge Burden of Smoking  10 million adults in the UK smoke  Smoking kills half of all regular smokers  Two-thirds of smokers start before the age of 18  For every smoker who dies, another 20 live with smoking-related disease  Direct medical cost £2.7 billion each year

The Benefits of Stopping Smoking 20 Mins – Blood pressure returns to normal 8 hours – Oxygen levels return to normal 24 hours – Carbon monoxide is eliminated from the body 48 hours – The body is Nicotine free, taste and smell will have improved 72 hours – Breathing is easier, people have more energy 2-12 weeks – Circulation is improved 3-9 months – Lung capacity can improve by 5-10% 5 years – Half the chance of having a heart attack 10 years – Half the chance of getting lung cancer

Great Yarmouth and Waveney Stop Smoking Service  Level 1  All health professionals  Very Brief Advice/ Brief Intervention  Level 2  Practice Nurses, Pharmacists, Health Care Assistants etc  1:1 intensive support  Level 3  Central team of specialist advisors  Groups, 1:1 clinics  Delivering training and development  Delivers support to specialist groups  Provides support/ mentorship to level 2 advisors

Great Yarmouth & Waveney Specialist Stop Smoking Service  Based in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft  Level 2 & 3 clinics  One-to-one support and group sessions  We offer a variety of clinic times and locations.  Offers support and mentorship to level 2 advisors in the community  In-house training programme

Cluster Model • Great Yarmouth & Waveney area split in to seven clusters • Each cluster has a ‘Cluster lead’ to mentor level 2 trained advisors in that area. • Cluster leads provide support, regular visits, distribute materials, inform of new products/ changes to service.

Lead Roles • BME lead – Lea Stewart • Prison Lead – Sue Trohear Langley • Routine and Manual/ • Clinical Supervision Lead – Workplace Lead – Karen Linda Robinson Browne • Communications Lead – Nickie • Secondary Care Lead – Sue Watts Trohear • Events Lead – Hannah Foster • Substance Misuse Lead – Lea Stewart Langley • GP Liason – Lisa Wright • Training Lead – Nickie Watts • Mental Health Lead – Lea • Young Person’s Lead – Hannah Stewart Langley Foster • Pharmacy Lead – Nickie Watts • Pregnancy Lead – Andy Trohear

Targets 2010/2011 4 week quitter target in GY&W 1,876 4 week quitters obtained in GY&W 2,260 2011/2012 4 week quitter target in GY&W 2,040 4 week quitters obtained in GY&W 2,300 2012/2013 4 week quitter target in GY&W 2,418 to be continued . . . LTF L2 target no more than 15% CO verified quits at least 85% Please submit your completed monitoring forms at the end of each month.

Pharmacy Targets  For New Services – 10 four week quitters  For Established Services – 15 four week quitters  New services helping one client quit per month will achieve more than their target.

Great Yarmouth and Waveney Stop Smoking Service The AAA Approach – It only takes 30 Seconds to Change a Smoker’s Life • Ask and record smoking status • Advise patient about the health benefits of quitting • Act/Assist on patient’s response and refer to NHS support

‘30 Seconds’ Video

Smoking in Pregnancy • Smoking is the single most modifiable risk factor for adverse outcomes in pregnancy. • It is estimated to contribute to 40% of all infant deaths. • Evidence has demonstrated that babies born to women who smoke during pregnancy are around 40% more likely to die within the first four weeks of life than babies born to non smokers. • Pregnant women CAN use nicotine products • ALL pregnant women who smoke must be referred to the specialist team.

How to refer  Complete inter-team referral form.  Fax to the Stop Smoking Service.  We will contact the client within 48 working hours.  We will make them an appointment at a time and location most convenient to them.  You will receive a letter to inform you of their outcome.

Who to refer  Pregnant women  Under 16’s  People wanting Zyban or Champix  Clients who have tried to quit unsuccessfully more than 3 times  People with mental health issues  Drug/ Alcohol users  Cigar/pipe smokers  Anybody who you are ‘struggling with’

Messages to take home  Over 100,000 people die from smoking related illness in the UK every year.  Providing a stop smoking service in your pharmacy can help save the lives of your customers.  If you feel you do not have the time or capacity to provide a stop smoking service then please take 30 seconds to REFER.

And finally… For any support with smoking cessation or information on training please contact our Pharmacy/Training Lead Nickie Watts nickie.watts@nhs.net 01502 533710

Great Yarmouth and Waveney Stop Smoking Service