Pregnancy Smoking Cessation Specialist in Leicestershire
Introducing the Pregnancy Stop Smoking Specialist, Barbora Boyer, covering East & West Leicestershire with a focus on promoting smoking cessation among UHL partners and maternity services. Learn about the referral pathways, service offerings, brief advice model, and how pregnant women in Leicester can access support to quit smoking. Join the initiative to reduce smoking prevalence and create a Smoke-Free Generation by 2030.
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Introduction The QuitReady Stop Smoking Service, Part of Leicestershire County Council, Public Health team would like to introduce to you the new Pregnancy Stop Smoking Specialist: Barbora Boyer - Presently covering East & West Leicestershire (with a focus on Coalville and Loughborough as priority areas) - Tel No: 0116 305 1325 - Email: barbora.boyer@leics.gov.uk. There will be 2x of these pregnancy specialist roles (covering East & West). They will promote smoking cessation among UHL partners and maternity and neonatal services in Leicestershire. These new roles are part of the Governments Smoke Free Generation Programme, and the aim is to reduce smoking prevalence in Leicestershire by 2030 by <5%.
Two referral pathways: Inpatient midwifery team Community midwifery team
Our service offerings: Support throughout pregnancy Free NRT FREE Service Regular Appts/ Home Visit/ Telephone Dedicated Advisor Financial Incentive Scheme
Very Brief Advice Model (30 seconds intervention) ASK ADVISE ACT ADVISE on the best way of quitting is a combination of medication NRT and behavioural support ACT on the patient s response build confidence, give information and REFER! ASK if patient is smokers or recently quit smoking Patients are 3 x times more likely to stop smoking successfully with NRT and Professional Support
Summary Summary Inpatient midwifery team Community midwifery team Livewell Leicester Record smoking status on Nervecentre CNA MECC Assessment www.livewell.leicester.gov.uk, 0345 646 66 66 Leicester City pregnant women Or via Quit Ready maternitycureuhl@uhl-tr.nhs.uk quitready@leics.gov.uk, 0116 4544000 Leicestershire County and Rutland pregnant women
