Evaluation of the assertive smoking cessation/reduction outreach team (ASCOT) in the Borough of Camden.
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Author(s)
Fiona Nolan and Sandra Chakara
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Sandra Chakara Team Manager (ASCOT), Camden and Islington Foundation Trust, London |
Dr Fiona Nolan Deputy Director of Nursing and Research, Camden & Islington Foundation Trust, London |
Abstract The service works with service users for a 6 month period, seeing people up to once a week. The programme offered is an adaptation of the 12-week treatment programme offered in mainstream smoking cessation services, commonly referred to as ‘Level 2’ intervention.
During initial contact with a service user the team assesses smoking behaviour, motivation to change, and level of nicotine dependence.
Range of interventions used. These include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), psychosocial interventions, systemic therapy based approaches and motivational Interviewing techniques. ASCOT also provides group therapy focused on smoking cessation, often referred to as ‘Level 3’ intervention.
The study focused on the following areas and it is the findings from this piece of work we will be sharing.
1.Is the service effective in supporting patients to stop smoking?
2.How satisfied are patients with treatment?
3.What impact has the service had on patients’ quality of life and health status?
4.How many patients have reduced their smoking as a result of attending the service?
5.What impact has the service had in improving smoking status recording in GP practices?
6.The numbers of patients engaging with the service
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Presenter biography Fiona Nolan is a mental health nurse with a degree in political science, and a doctorate from UCL in social and community psychiatry. She has worked clinically in a variety of inpatient and community settings and is currently deputy director of nursing at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, as well as a research fellow at UCL. Her research interests include service and workforce evaluations, with a focus on nursing. She is chief investigator on the NIHR funded PET study, and is principal investigator and co applicant on several others.
Sandra Chakara is a registered Mental Health Nurse (RN-MH) with more than 10 years psychiatric nursing experience in various settings. With more than 5 years’ experience of working in and developing care provision in smoking cessation and harm minimisation for service users experiencing serious and enduring mental health the mental health issues in both community and inpatient settings. . She project managed the setting up and running of the ASCOT ,and is currently pursuing a MSc in Mental Health Studies at Middlesex University.
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Source of funding: Funding was received from the Camden CCG
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Declaration of interest: None
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