title: How to advise and refer inpatients who smoke.
abstract: Patients who smoke are more likely to experience postoperative complications than non-smokers and up to one-third of all hospital patients are estimated to be smokers. Inpatients are receptive to an offer of stop-smoking support but are not always referred to stop-smoking services. A pilot of a acute care referral system trained staff to deliver very brief advice on smoking via a short online training module, and provided a streamlined electronic referral system to local NHS stop-smoking services. The three-month pilot resulted in a 600% increase in referrals. Nursing staff felt that the system was simple and effective, and that patients had benefited.
authors: National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training.
authors: Liz
authors: L
authors: Hughes
authors: Melanie
authors: M
authors: McIlvar
authors: Andy
authors: A
authors: McEwen
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*