Services Database Smoking Cessation (Wakefield Area)
Service ID
44794
Description
Aim of the Scheme
SWYFT plans to support people who express a desire to quit smoking utilising either
local primary care services, other partner providers or by referral to the Specialist Stop
Smoking Service. This reflects both national priorities and additional locally identified
priorities.
This scheme is intended to assist SWYFT and its constituent partner providers to meet
these priorities by:
• providing comprehensive local access to equitable, consistent, flexible and
high quality stop smoking services
• Enabling prompt and appropriate access to stop smoking medications, such
as nicotine replacement therapy, varenicline and bupropion.
• ensuring that services are delivered in the most appropriate setting by the
most appropriate advisor as part of an overall programme of support
• ensuring staff are competent in delivering the service to a high standard
• ensuring that all stop smoking targets are met including those set out in the
DH Stop Smoking Services: Service and Monitoring Guidance
2014(http://www.ncsct.co.uk/publication_service_and_delivery_guidance_20
14.php) and subsequent updates.
Location of service
West Yorkshire LPC
Commissioner
Other: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Method of commissioning
Source of funding
Other
Service type
Stop smoking
Other organisations involved
Yorkshire Smokefree Wakefield
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
Staff providing support must be trained to level two and approved by the Wakefield NHS Stop Smoking Service.
Staff carrying out screening spirometry will have to undertake a brief commissioned training session to ensure competence.
Staff should attend an update/refresher Stop Smoking course on an annual basis.
The Commissioner recommends that all pharmacy counter staff undertake a Customer care service course/training.
Nice guidance recommends that all staff should be trained on very brief advice. This can be done through an e-learning programme available for all pharmacies on https://www.nhshealth.org.uk/
Pharmacists should also read:
- “Helping smokers to stop: advice for pharmacists in England” (ISBN 1-84629-035-X) published by NICE, RPSGB and PharmacyHealthLink. A copy can be downloaded from www.nice.org.uk/download.aspx?o=517943.
- “Brief Interventions and Referral for Smoking Cessation in Primary Care and other Settings (Public Health Intervention Guidance No 1)” published by NICE. A copy can be downloaded from www.nice.org.uk/phi001.
Comments
This service is available in the Wakefield area only.
