Developing your workforce training plan for tobacco dependence treatment services
On 25th April 2024, ASH hosted an NHS Smokefree network how to develop a training plan on tobacco dependency treatment for your organisation, using the new training resources developed by NCSCT and NHS England.
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Learning from the COSTED trial and translating it into practice
On 27th March 2024, ASH hosted a NHS Smokefree network event the learnings from the newly published COSTED trial and translating them into practice through the “swap to stop” scheme.
The event was chaired by Allan Gregory, Tobacco Control Programme Manager, OHID.
We explored the link between health inequalities and emergency departments, with speaker Dominique Allwood, Chief Medical Officer UCL Partners, discussing the demographics & inequalities of those attending A&E, and the opportunities it presents to treat tobacco dependency.
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Improving timeliness of NRT administration for acute nicotine withdrawal & tobacco dependence
On 17th October 2023, ASH hosted the second in our 2-part series of network events on solutions to improve the pathway for tobacco dependency treatment services.
The event was chaired by Dr Matthew Evison, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Lung Cancer Physician and clinical lead for the CURE programme Tobacco Addiction.
We explored the experiences of those in Acute, Mental Health and Maternity settings implementing and achieving timely administration of NRT and how quality improvement methodology has helped make change happen.
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Collaboration & smoking cessation services: community pharmacy, Trusts & the Local Authority
On 18th July 2023, ASH and NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) hosted the first in our 2-part series of network events on solutions to improve the pathway for tobacco dependency treatment services.
Community pharmacies have been commissioned by NHS England to provide ongoing smoking cessation support to patients who have made a quit attempt in hospital (acute and mental health), as part of the new NHS Long Term Plan tobacco dependency treatment services.
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Quitting smoking through vaping
This webinar explores how e-cigarettes are being used by services to support smokers to quit. It includes an update from OHID on the new vape procurement platform, followed by case studies from NHS and local authority services which are utilising e-cigarettes to increase smoking cessation among staff and service users.
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Smokefree NHS Network Launch
On 27th March 2023, ASH launched its new Smokefree NHS Network. The Smokefree NHS Network is designed to support those working to implement or improve tobacco dependency treatment services in secondary care settings.
The event was Chaired by Professor Stephen Eames CBE, Chief Executive Officer at Humber and North Yorkshire ICS and Chair of Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance, and showcased existing support for TDT services, best practice in joined-up working, and outlined the new Network's aims and objectives.
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