1. Russ Moody Health & Wellbeing Programme Lead PHE South West
South West Clinical Senate Council Meeting The next chapter of Tobacco Control in the SW Making a million opportunities count
Russ Moody
Health & Wellbeing Programme Lead
PHE South West

2. Key Messages
Despite all we have done, smoking remains the biggest killer in the UK
Fewer young people are smoking than ever before
Nationally, smoking prevalence is 15.5%
In the South West smoking prevalence is 13.8% (~ 632,000 adults)
For every early avoidable death from tobacco, 20 other people suffer LTC
1 in 4 hospital beds are occupied by a smoker
Less than 1 in 10 smokers in hospital are getting support to quit
A call for smoking interventions to be everyday practice in the NHS
Most effective way to quit is counselling and medication
National strategy has a focus on pregnancy and mental health
The vision is a tobacco free generation with prevalence less than 5%
Acknowledgement that we are in the toughest phase
Definition of a ‘Smokefree NHS’

4. Making a million opportunities count

8. Making a million opportunities count
“We are asking about smoking status as a risk factor, not because we want to intervene”

9. Maggie Rae Consultant in Health Care Public Health
South West Clinical Senate Council Meeting Review of Evidence and Practice in Prevention and Patient Optimisation With particular reference to Smoking and Obesity
Maggie Rae
Consultant in Health Care Public Health

10. CQUIN 9 Prevention of Smoking - STP Menu of Intervention Brief Intervention – Providing advice - Making Every Contact Count E Cig - Vaping – Their role in harm minimisation CO Monitors – promoting their use Smoke Free NHS