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        Developing and implementing a new approach to smoking at Kings College Hospital: A joined up approach for South Londoners


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        Author(s)

        Dr Irem Patel and Arran Woodhouse

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        Arran Woodhouse  Tobacco Liaison Specialist, King's College Hospital, London

        Abstract

        A survey of inpatients at King’s College Hospital in 2013 showed that smoking prevalence was 40% on acute medical and surgical wards, 67% on the respiratory ward and 100% on the vascular surgery ward. 66% of patients reported needing a cigarette within 30 minutes of waking, 64% of patients said they would like to stop smoking and 78% said they would welcome advice and help to quit during their admission.

        In response to NICE Guidance (2013) and the British Thoracic Society Case for Change paper, a Smokefree Strategy Group was set up to improve care for sick smokers and to establish a smokefree hospital site.  Integral to the project was the implementation of the NCSCT electronic referral system with the Very Brief Advice (VBA) online training module, a smoking CQUIN and a smokefree policy including smokefree hospital grounds.

        Over 90% of in-patients on the CQUIN designated wards now have their smoking status recorded and acted on.  Referrals for smoking cessation from King’s have tripled in the first 3 quarters of the year compared to 2013/14.  Anecdotal reports have noticed a significant change in the perceived culture towards smoking and a decrease in the number of people smoking on site.


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