Improving timeliness of NRT administration for tobacco dependence - Acute and Mental Health 

On 17th October 2023, ASH hosted the second in our 2-part series of network events on solutions to improve the pathway for tobacco dependency treatment services.
The event was chaired by Dr Matthew Evison, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Lung Cancer Physician and clinical lead for the CURE programme Tobacco Addiction.
We explored the experiences of those in Acute, Mental Health and Maternity settings implementing and achieving timely administration of NRT and how quality improvement methodology has helped make change happen.
This video shows the breakout room for Acute and Mental Health focused NRT administration for tobacco dependence with presentations from:
Mike Smith, Healthy Hospital Programme Manager at Rotherham NHS
Foundation Trust, who presented and discussed how the local team has achieved timely administration of NRT and how quality improvement methodology has helped make change happen.
Ogechi Anokwuru MPH, PhD FRSPH, Fellow for Royal Society of Public
Health, Trust and Forensic Lead, Tobacco Dependency for City and
Hackney For Mental Health who shared her thoughts on the similarities and
differences with improving timely provision of NRT in the acute setting.
Clementine Bunce, Quality Improvement Coach, National Collaborating
Centre for Mental Health who discussed her work on NRT in the QuITT (Quality Improvement in Tobacco Treatment) programme.