Table 1 Selected recommendations from NICE Public Health Guidance 26 (2010)
NICE (2010) Recommendations | |
|---|---|
No. | Description - topic and staff expected to implement |
1 | Identifying pregnant women who smoke and referring them to *NHS Stop Smoking Services – action for midwives • Assess the woman’s exposure to tobacco smoke through discussion and use of a CO test • Refer all women who smoke, or have stopped smoking within the last 2 weeks, to *NHS Stop Smoking Services |
3 | Contacting referrals - *NHS Stop Smoking Services |
4 | Initial and ongoing support - *NHS Stop Smoking Services |
6 | Meeting the needs of disadvantaged pregnant women who smoke - *NHS Stop Smoking Services |
8 | Training to deliver interventions - Commissioners of NHS Stop Smoking Services, Maternity services, Professional bodies and organisations, NHS Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training, Other providers of smoking cessation training which meets the national standard. |