NHS priorities

Whether it’s to prepare for the next Pharmacy Quality Scheme deadline, or to increase your confidence in helping people with a learning disability, this section provides topic-specific pages that link to current NHS priorities. This section will support you in keeping your knowledge and skills up to date in order to provide high-quality pharmacy services and be service-ready.

Public health

The public health agenda is embedded in pharmacy, yet topics such as emergency contraception or stop smoking support are as prevalent as ever. As well as our public health workshops, use this section to access a wide range of resources to assure and maintain your competence, all underpinned by the Declaration of Competence system.

Smoking

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The National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) provides a range of training, assessment and certification for NHS stop smoking service providers. On this page you will find Practitioner training as well as other online training available for health and social care workers. This NCSCT training will provide you with a good understanding of the factors involved in smoking and smoking cessation, and will link this theoretical understanding to professional practice. It has been developed for experienced professionals working for NHS Stop Smoking Services who want to update or improve their knowledge and skills - as well as newcomers to the profession.

You can access this learning here: National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT).

Please note, you will need to register to complete the practitioner training and some of the other smoking cessation modules.


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Access the NCSCT Stop Smoking Practitioner assessment – you will need to register to complete the assessment. 

Complete the training materials found in ‘Core and foundation learning’ before completing the assessment.

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Assisting someone to quit smoking is a life-saving intervention. Very Brief Advice on Smoking (VBA+) is designed to promote quitting and can be delivered in almost any situation with a smoker in less than 30 seconds.

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The STP for the NHS Community Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Service is designed for you to follow closely (do what it says you should do, say what it suggests that you should say) so that you can deliver effective and evidence-based behaviour change techniques to give your patients the best chance of quitting.

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Guidance for commissioners and community pharmacies delivering NHS services.

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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a public health charity set up by the Royal College of Physicians to end the harm caused by tobacco.

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