Enhancing the model for smoking cessation-a patient pathway from reception to release
| Author(s)
Rachel Campbell, Eamonn O'Moore and Dave Jones
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Rachel Campbell Public Health Specialist Health & Justice South West, Public Health England Centre, PHE Centre South West | Abstract The last survey of smoking prevalence in among people in prisons (1997) found about 80% smoked. No recent survey has been done, but an audit undertaken across a cluster of prisons in England in the last year showed a range of 62%-81%.
NHS England, PHE and NOMS are working together to reduce tobacco smoking in prisons by improving access to smoking cessation and harm reduction services.
People in prisons have higher rates of drug & alcohol dependence as well as respiratory disease which can complicate or exacerbate the impact of smoking tobacco on their health.
The model currently used in many prisons is effective, combining counselling, behavioural support, and access to nicotine replacement therapy. This paper describes the development of an enhanced model for smoking cessation using a ‘whole prison’ approach combining the current model with input from mental health, substance-misuse and physical activity professionals, incorporating brief intervention methods through staff in key areas across the regime. Increasingly important is peer support from prisoners embedding smoking cessation as a cultural change programme within the prison walls and through the prison gate.
| Presenter biography Although only two presenters have been identified in the outline this work is being developed with a collaborative working group inclusive of a collective of professionals to ensure a whole prison approach who are contributing to this abstract and includes; Rachel Campbell PHEC Health and Justice, Tina Garrett PHE Substance mis-use, Lynn Emslie lead Commissioner NHSE, Suzy Dymond-White National Offender Management Services, Lesley Thomas Tobacco Manager LA, Greg Price Health Promotion LA, Eamonn O'Moore Director for Health and Justice PHE and Cathie Railton Health and Justice Scientist PHE
| Source of funding: No current external funding
| Declaration of interest: There are no conflicts of interest for the authors and additional co-authors
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