Treating tobacco dependency and the wider aim of reducing smoking prevalence to less than 5% is one of 2 key prevention priorities in the North East & North Cumbria. Ruth & Joanna will share the journey within the region to build on NICE guidance and systematically treat tobacco dependency in the NHS.
The ‘Dorset’ Model was formed in 2019 to enable breaking down some of the barriers a pregnant mother quitting smoking faces when her significant other continues to smoke. Faye’s presentation will demonstrate how a quality improvement pilot to improve the quit environment for the pregnant smoker and create a smoke free home became BAU and spread across Dorset’s Smoking in Pregnancy Services.
How switching from provision of a basic disposable e-cigarette to more modern products was received by inpatients at a mental health rehab ward in Dorset. Plus other aspects to consider in supporting smokers with mental ill health who do not always wish to, or feel they are able to quit, to escape the harm that combustible tobacco causes.
Lesley will talk about the phase III multi-centre randomised controlled trial CPIT III. CPIT III was set up to test the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of offering shopping voucher incentives to help pregnant women engage with stop smoking services and quit smoking. An insight into the challenges of conducting a pragmatic trial involving shopping voucher incentives and trial progress to date will be discussed.
Katherine will discuss smoking cessation and mental health, patient and health care professionals' views about integrating smoking cessation treatment into outpatient psychological services for common mental illness, and the ESCAPE Trial - a randomised controlled feasibility trial testing a bespoke smoking cessation intervention for people with depression/anxiety in mental health settings.
Can e-cigarettes help pregnant women to better engage with the Health in Pregnancy Team? And can they help to increase quit rates? This presentation is a brief overview looking at these very questions and how this particular project was coordinated and rolled out across B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW).
South London and Maudsley Trust have been pioneers in working to reduce smoking in people with mental ill health. Mary will explain how the trust implemented their smokefree policy and have now become tobacco-free, how they achieved this and the benefits this is bringing to both patients and staff.
Are there cardiovascular benefits from switching from tobacco cigarettes to e-cigarettes? What is the evidence for this? The presentation will address these two key questions for those working to promote smoking cessation
Roger will talk about the patient pathway and how the hospital stay should be a crucial and changeable moment due to heightened health concerns for the patient at that time and also being in an environment not associated with their smoking habits. Obstacles to 'One NHS' cessation pathways will be explored and how 'One NHS' should be patient centred.
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