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

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’

Making a million opportunities count

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

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

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