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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
Introduction
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- 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 Huge Burden of Smoking
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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
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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 and Waveney Stop Smoking Service
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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
Great Yarmouth & Waveney Specialist Stop Smoking Service
SLIDE 6 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.
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Langley
- Clinical Supervision Lead –
Linda Robinson
- Communications Lead – Nickie
Watts
- Events Lead – Hannah Foster
- GP Liason – Lisa Wright
- Mental Health Lead – Lea
Stewart Langley
- Pharmacy Lead – Nickie Watts
- Pregnancy Lead – Andy
Trohear
- Prison Lead – Sue Trohear
- Routine and Manual/
Workplace Lead – Karen Browne
- Secondary Care Lead – Sue
Trohear
- Substance Misuse Lead – Lea
Stewart Langley
- Training Lead – Nickie Watts
- Young Person’s Lead – Hannah
Foster
Lead Roles
SLIDE 8 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.
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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.
Pharmacy Targets
SLIDE 10 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
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‘30 Seconds’ Video
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- 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.
Smoking in Pregnancy
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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.
How to refer
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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’
Who to refer
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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.
Messages to take home
SLIDE 16 For any support with smoking cessation
- r information on training please contact
- ur Pharmacy/Training Lead
Nickie Watts nickie.watts@nhs.net 01502 533710
And finally…
SLIDE 17 Great Yarmouth and Waveney Stop Smoking Service
