Services Database Smoking Cessation Service
Service ID
44066
Description
A stop smoking support run by the pharmacy team.
Young people (under 25) are excluded from the service and should be referred to the West Sussex Specialist Smoking Cessation Service Provider.
A minimum of two contacts with the pharmacy stop smoking advisor are necessary: one initial assessment to set a quit date and a second contact 4 weeks post the agreed quit date to assess the service user’s status.
Location of service
West Sussex LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Local Authority contract
Source of funding
Local Authority (LA)
Service type
Stop smoking
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
Pharmacy contractors need to ensure that their staff have received appropriate level 1 and/or level 2 training to support quit attempts in their settings.
Training is provided by the West Sussex Specialist Stop Smoking Service Provider and in accordance with the National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training (NCSCT) standards.
Staff should attend periodic update and training sessions provided or recommended by West Sussex Specialist Stop Smoking Service: one member of the pharmacy staff is to attend an update training course every year and cascade to colleagues in the pharmacy team.
