NHS Forth Valley

Smoking Cessation

Smoking Cessation

The aim of the Smoking Cessation support service is to provide extended access through the NHS, including the provision of advice and smoking cessation products, in order to help smokers successfully stop smoking as part of the Public Health Service (PHS) element of the community pharmacy contract.

The NHS Forth Valley Stop Smoking Guidance V3 (July 2021) provides information for staff on medicines and services when undertaking Stop Smoking interventions.  It is aimed at all those practitioners who, during their contact with patients, discuss their smoking.

Contacts – Forth Valley Stop Smoking Service Team

Stop Smoking Service Newsletters

Carbon Monoxide Monitors

Varenicline Supply

Training and Guidance

A NHS Education for Scotland (NES) e-Learning pack is available to all community pharmacy contractors and their support staff to help implement the service. The pack can be accessed via TURAS Learn.

In addition to the NES training, NHS Health Scotland has a Virtual Learning Environment , for which Pharmacists and Support Staff can register for an account.  We would recommend completion of the following modules in the Health Behaviours and Supporting Change Learners Area:

Local Support Materials and Resources

The NHS forth Valley Health Promotion service provides information and training on a range of programmes across key national and local priorities so that we can better support work to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities within Forth Valley.

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