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’… Read more »
Archives: Seminars
Should tobacco smokers switch to vaping? A cardiovascular perspective
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
Winning hearts and minds
Implementing a systematic approach to treating tobacco dependency within the NHS
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.
Case study – Delivery of Quit Genius in Greenwich during COVID-19 pandemic
A GP federation partners with Quit Genius to deliver a Tier 2 digital smoking cessation service alongside the traditional model of delivery during the pandemic
Panel: What’s Cooking in the SCAH kitchen?
Expanding access to smokers via digital smoking cessation services in the NHS
This presentation focuses on the role of digital behaviour change technology within the NHS to maximise the reach of stop smoking services and support priority clinical groups in line with the NHS LTP
The NHS Long Term Plan: Improving access to tobacco dependence services
An update on the progress of delivering the NHS Long Term Plan tobacco dependence treatment services, including progress to date, response to COVID-19 and plans moving forward into 2021/22 and beyond. There will also be some early learning from the early implementer sites.
Smoking & Health 2021: A coming of age for tobacco control?
The pillars for comprehensive tobacco control were set out 60 years ago yet we still have unacceptable levels of tobacco related harm to health and tobacco related poverty in the UK. Having learnt ‘what works’ in tobacco control, our policy measures now need to mature to make smoking obsolete.
Smokefree 2030 Ambition
Two years ago the Government set a goal of a ‘smoke-free’ England by 2030 in a new health prevention Green Paper. The Government admits that this ambition is ‘extremely challenging’. The Green Paper says: “The gains in tobacco control have been hard-won, and there’s still much to do”.
