Training materials

View and download the Challenge Group's infographics and training guide here.

See below available Google Drive downloads for our animated training videos:

Full video – How to help pregnant women quit smoking (download from Google Drive)

Part 1 – Harms from exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy (download from Google Drive)

Part 2 – Carbon monoxide screening and ‘Very Brief Advice’ (download from Google Drive)

Part 3 – How stop smoking specialists help pregnant women to quit (download from Google Drive)

The National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) has a range of online briefings and training on:

• Smoking cessation: a briefing for midwifery staff
• Standard Treatment Programme for Pregnant Women: a briefing for midwifery staff
• Very Brief Advice on smoking for pregnant women online training
• Secondhand smoke: promoting smokefree homes and cars online training
• E-cigarettes: a guide for healthcare professionals

N.B. The same online training is also provided through e-Learning for Healthcare (see below) and by the Royal College of Midwives.

NCSCT also provide face to face training and support.

• Health Education England's e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) has collaborated with PHE, NHS Improvement and the NCSCT to develop some new e-learning resources highlighting the importance of supporting women to have a smokefree pregnancy. The resources focus on the delivery of Very Brief Advice (VBA) and Carbon Monoxide monitoring. There are also a series of new educational materials to support local training on these topics, including two short films.
• PHE, iPiP and e-LfH have developed a short 10-minute session to support midwives and health visitors in refreshing their skills and ensuring they can undertake a COVID safe intervention.