Webinars

ASH runs a series of webinars to provide local and national professionals working in tobacco control with up to date information and resources on key topic areas. If you have any suggestions for future webinar topics or would like to be added to the email list to receive updates about webinars please email admin@smokefreeaction.org.uk.

Latest webinar

Managing winter pressures in the NHS through reductions in smoking. This webinar sets out evidence on smoking and winter pressures, NHS delivery of smoking cessation treatment and the scope for intensifying activity. The NHS always faces winter pressures, but with rising COVID rates it’s more important than ever to ensure the NHS can meet potential twin pressures of flu and COVID-19 co-circulation.

All webinars:

COVID-19

• May 2020: Smoking in pregnancy and COVID-19
• May 2020: Smoking and COVID-19: Key messages and responses for local councils
• May 2020: Smoking and COVID-19 Good Practice
• May 2020: Q&A session: Remote consultations NCSCT best practice guidance
• June 2020: #QuitforCovid communications webinar led by South West region
• June 2020: Opportunities for driving down smoking prevalence among people with mental health problems
• August 2020: Lessons learnt from helping smokers quit during COVID-19
• September 2020: Public health: Supporting recovery from COVID-19
• November 2020: Managing winter pressures in the NHS through reductions in smoking​

General

• February 2017: Addressing tobacco dependence within the NHS
• March 2017: Enforcing tobacco legislation: Current and future opportunities
• November 2017: The implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in local authorities
• July 2018: Resources to support local tobacco control
• June 2019: ASH/Fresh Webinar: Local Tobacco Partnerships Workshop Feedback

Mental Health

• August 2017: Implementation of smokefree policies in mental health inpatient settings
• November 2017: The use of e-cigarettes among people with a mental health condition
• September 2020: Implementing PH48 in Mental Health Trusts

Pregnancy

• January 2017: Use of electronic cigarettes in pregnancy: Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group webinar
• February 2019: Local Maternity System opportunities and case studies
• March 2019: Nicotine in pregnancy
• March 2019: Incentive Schemes 
• March 2019: Health visiting and relapse prevention

Inequalities

• April 2016: Health Inequalities: Tackling half the difference
• February 2019: Smoking in the Home
• November 2019: Health inequalities and smoking