Training Information & Resources
The NHS Surrey Stop Smoking Advisor Training Course is based on the Learning Outcomes set out by the National Centre for Smoking Cessation & Training (NCSCT). Visit the NCSCT website here.

 

Smoking in the Population
National & Local Context
Who Smokes and How Much? (ASH Factsheet)
Smoking & Pregnancy
Smoking & Mental Health (ASH Factsheet)
Smoking & Young People (ASH Factsheet)
   
Smoking & Health
Smoking: Illness & Death (ASH Factsheet)
The Benefits of Stopping Smoking
Secondhand Smoke (ASH Factsheet)
   
Why Stopping is Difficult
Why do People Smoke?
Nicotine Addiction (ASH Factsheet)
The Process of Change
   
Smoking Cessation Treatments
Stop Smoking Treatments: An Overview ('Quitting in Mind')
Relative Effectiveness of Stop Smoking Support and Advice
The Standard Treatment Programme (NCSCT)
Effectiveness of Pharmacotherapy
NRT Protocol
Bupropion Protocol
Varenicline Protocol
Other Stop Smoking Treatments
Mental Health Protocol
   
Resources
Smokefree Resource Centre
CO Monitoring Leaflet & Chart
Mental Health Screening Form
NRT Product Prescribing Information
Quitting in Mind (Mental Health & Smoking Toolkit)
NHS Stop Smoking Service Performance & Monitoring Guidance