Services Database Stop Smoking Service (Leicester City Area)

The aims of the service are to recruit smokers who are willing to stop smoking, assess their intention and motivation to quit, and to deliver a treatment episode, lasting up to 12 weeks.

Community pharmacies will also supply nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to both their own clients, and to those who present a letter of recommendation from an advisor from another venue.

It is not necessary for community pharmacies to offer both treatments and supply of NRT; providers can opt to do supply only.

Recommended Intervention Programme:

• Session 1: Assessment (1 or 2 weeks before quit date) 20-30 min
• Session 2: Quit Date 10-15 min
• Session 3: 1 week post quit date 10-15 min
• Session 4: 2 weeks post quit date 10-15 min
• Session 5: 3 weeks post quit date 10-15 min
• Session 6: 4 weeks post quit date (4 week follow up) 10-15 min.

The client is entitled to up to 12 weeks of NRT, but only if remaining smoke-free. Clients who are not smoke-free by 3 weeks post-quit date should come off the programme and not be offered any more NRT in this treatment episode. Additionally, clients who reach a 4 week quit but then relapse to smoking should not continue to get NRT.

Not known.