All patients resident in Hull identified as smokers should be offered referral to the stop smoking service for stop smoking interventions and treatment plan.

Smokefree Hull provides free stop smoking interventions for patients resident in Hull identified as smokers. All patients identified as smokers should be referred into the stop smoking service. Nicotine Replacement Therapy will be available to patients at no cost to the GP. Eligible patients can also access Varenicline under Pharmacy PGD issue Patients receiving behavioural support alongside pharmacotherapies are 4 times more likely to quit. Smokefree Hull is E-cig friendly providing support for patients identified as smokers who opt to use the E-cig or vapes as part of their treatment programme.

No Red Flags Listed

All resident Hull patients identified as smokers should receive very brief advice on stopping smoking and be referred to the stop smoking service by their healthcare professional.  The stop smoking specialist will assess patients’ nicotine dependence and provide free stop smoking interventions at point of access. Treatment plans and interventions types are delivered to meet individual patient’s needs and include:

• Individual 1:2:1 appointments
• Group support
• Walk-ins
• Home Visits (This will be determined on need at the point of initial assessment)
• Digital services including telephone support

ASK and record smoking status—is the patient a smoker, ex-smoker, or non-smoker?

ADVISE on the best way of quitting—the best way of stopping smoking is with a combination of medication and specialist support

ACT on patient response—build confidence, give information, refer, and prescribe. Patients are up to four times more likely to quit successfully with NHS support

Patients can also self-refer by contacting the service on 01482 977617 and/or walk-in to a Walk in clinic.  Free NRT and Varenicline is available for eligible clients (not eligible to pay for prescriptions) at no cost to the GP. 

Varenicline (champix) can only be offered to those who are medically appropriate, those who are not medically appropriate will need to be assessed and prescribed this from their own GP.

Nicotine Products available:

• 16hr / 24hr Nicotine patch
• Nicotine Gum
• Nicotine Inhalator
• Nicotine Mini Lozenge
• Nicotine Oral Spray

 Further information for patients is available in the additional information to the right of this page.

Electronic Referral to: www.hullstopsmoking.org.uk   the referral forms are available in the templates of your practice system.

Telephone Referral -  01482 977617

Direct patient to www.hullstopsmoking.org.uk

MECC (Make Every Contact Count) / Text referrals come into a generic inbox managed by the 24/7 Appointment Centre. The patient is called by a member of the team who either book an appointment or offer the walk in clinics. Clients can also contact 247111 direct and will be offered an appointment.

Information To Include

• Name of patient
• Patient address and telephone number
• Co-morbidities
• If the patient is pregnant
• Patient NHS Number

Do Not Refer

Smokers under 16 years should be referred to Refresh

Smokers who are not residents of Hull

Referral information can be accessed / requested via www.hullstopsmoking.org.uk

Tobacco Harm Reduction - Public Health Hull Report - February 2017