Let’s Quit Together: Quit smoking groups in Lambeth children’s centres
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Author(s)
Leila de Smidt and Rachael Hastie
Presenter(s)
Leila de Smidt Pregnancy Smoking Counsellor, Lambeth Stop Smoking Service, London
Rachael Hastie Pregnancy Smoking Counsellor, Lambeth Stop Smoking Service, London
Abstract
Evidence suggests that Stop Smoking Groups are even more effective than one-to-one support. Despite the success of other smoking cessation groups, the Lambeth Stop Smoking Service (LSSS) previously found it difficult to recruit parents and carers to group, due to the lack of childcare facilities. In June 2010, LSSS and Lambeth's Children and Young People Services collaborated to pilot smoking cessation groups in a number of children's centres across the borough.
The pilot aimed to strengthen the links between LSSS and children's centres and to address the health inequalities caused by the high prevalence of smoking in the borough, and to test the effectiveness of groups for parents with children with crèche facilities.
In this presentation, we wish to demonstrate the project under the following heading:
•Identifying a gap in the LSSS service and linking with Children Centres
•Outlining a vision for the project
•Recruitment and training for Children Centre workers
•Advertising and recruitment (process and challenges)
•The groups
•Results
•Evaluation and learning
•Next steps
At abstract submission, we are part way through the pilot. We would like to share our learning and recommendations for of SSS considering a similar approach.
Source of funding: This pilot was funded jointly by NHS Lambeth Stop Smoking Service and Lambeth Children and Young People Services
