Join a global movement
Facilitating action on tobacco control and prevention within healthcare services globally.
Connect and exchange
Benefit from sharing experiences and information on smoke free health service implementation
Access to tools and support
Benefit from a systematic approach using evidence based tools and support from health service peers
Making patient care a priority
Deliver safe quality care for tobacco and nicotine dependence - for every service user, every time and everywhere.
Measure and improve
Utilise evidence-based standards with a process of self-audit to support continuous improvement.
Four network meetings will take place at member sites this year to facilitate discussion on a topic of interest in relation to the Global Network Standards or a speciality area. This is also seen as an opportunity for non-member sites close to the host venue to participate in discussions and to learn more about network membership.
An update from Prevention.health on Bendigo Health's organisation-wide, nurse led approach that systematically supports smokers to quit.
March 2018 UK National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) publication on how to accompany smoking policies in mental health services with appropriate nicotine dependency treatment pathways, staff education, pharmacotherapy (including short acting formulations) and behavioural support options.
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is recommended in current Australian clinical guidelines for pregnant women who are unable to quit smoking unassisted.
Research published in the June Lancet Psychiatry 2017 journal has shown physical assaults in a UK psychiatric hospital reduced by 39% when a smokefree policy was introduced and supported with proper clinical treatment of nicotine withdrawal.
Article reports on results from an online survey of staff and patient perceptions and experiences of a mandated smoke-free policy implemented at health facilities across SA, including mental health sites.
Approaching those who are smoking in a smokefree area can be difficult, so Quit Victoria have some tips to help you approach a smoker in a careful and safe manner.
