Description

Smoking cessation support is offered to all patients on admittance to hospital
Advice is given on NRT, and patches are available for any patient who requests it.
The smoking cessation coordinator is available to visit any patient who so wishes. Advice is given on stopping smoking while in hospital, how to handle cravings and any other queries or concerns they might have.  Advice is also given on NRT after discharge, staying stopped after discharge and information on where their closest support groups are.
At present there are two support clinics organised by the smoking cessation coordinator.  One staff clinic and one clinic at the Ulster Hospital and one at Ards Hospital

Organisation

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Department of Public Health and Health Development Ards Hospital Church Street
Newtownards
BT23 4AJ

Contact details

Shirley McClelland
Smoking Cessation Coordinator

Tel: 028 90511134

Project areas

• Organisation management
• Promoting a healthy workplace
• Quaility of life improvement
• Working in partnership or collaboration with others

Project target

• Patients
• Relatives/Visitors
• Staff

Timeframe

Date start: 01 June 2007

Project ongoing: Yes, the project is ongoing.

Objectives

To offer advice and support to patients to help them stop smoking

To assist patients to stop smoking

Outcomes

Planned

Patients will stop smoking while in hospital

Patients will stay stopped after discharge with the support of the smoking cessation clinics

Actual

Not available

Key learning

Outcomes

Not available

Actual

Not available

Project evaluation

Has the project been evaluated: No, the project has not been evaluated.

Is an evaluation report available: No, an evaluation report is not available.

Project enhancements

Not available

Project gains

Not available

Project developments

Not available