P4: Increasing uptake of smoking cessation services The WTCA identified three clear areas to work in partnership with to increase referral rates to the Stop Smoking Service (SSS). These areas are the Acute Trust (St George’s), GP practices and pharmacists. Two project leads were appointed to take this work forward and action plans developed for St George’s, GPs and pharmacists. Progress St George’s Hospital Engaged senior nurse as Manager ‘champion to support change’ also member of the alliance Drop-in SSS now based in more accessible locations at St George’s Engaged consultants as ‘champions to support change’ - Medical Director NHS new ‘Time to quit’ agrees to drive smoking cessation at leaflets signposting to drop-ins Board level produced and made available Presentations delivered to senior Occupational Health agreed to board members on the importance of promote staff smoking cessation referring patients to SSS support support via their web pages, at events, on notice boards and on their NCSCT online Very Brief Advice induction slides training module offered to clinical staff via MAST staff electronic training Stand provided in St George’s and promoted by Occupational Health Hospital on No Smoking Day 2012 on their web page Award event held December 2012 for Inpatient smokers participating in the ward that referred the most pilot electronically entered onto Quit patients to SSS
P4: Increasing uptake of smoking cessation services The WTCA identified three clear areas to work in partnership with to increase referral rates to the Stop Smoking Service (SSS). These areas are the Acute Trust (St George’s), GP practices and pharmacists. Two project leads were appointed to take this work forward and action plans developed for St George’s, GPs and pharmacists. Progress St George’s Hospital Engaged senior nurse as ‘champion to support change’ also member of the alliance Engaged consultants as ‘champions to support change’ - Medical Director agrees to drive smoking cessation at Board level Presentations delivered to senior board members on the importance of referring patients to SSS support NCSCT online Very Brief Advice training module offered to clinical staff via MAST staff electronic training and promoted by Occupational Health on their web page Inpatient smokers participating in pilot electronically entered onto Quit Manager Drop-in SSS now based in more accessible locations at St George’s NHS new ‘Time to quit’ leaflets signposting to drop-ins produced and made available Occupational Health agreed to promote staff smoking cessation support via their web pages, at events, on notice boards and on their induction slides Stand provided in St George’s Hospital on No Smoking Day 2012 Award event held December 2012 for the ward that referred the most patients to SSS