Smoking Cessation Service – Local Information

Referrals into the service from Great Western Hospital started in January 2024. GWH is sending referrals via PharmOutcomes.  Referrals from Salisbury District Hospital will start via NHS mail at the beginning of July and the RUH Bath are starting in mid August and will also be referring via NHS mail.

Service spec:

NHS England » Advanced service specification: NHS community pharmacy smoking cessation service

Those wishing to provide the service should notify NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS England and Improvement) that they intend to provide the service by completion of an electronic registration declaration through the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Manage Your Service (MYS) platform.

Training to provide the service needs to be undertaken:

National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) courses and satisfactorily pass of the assessments (where applicable):

• • Stop Smoking Practitioner training and certification;
  • Mental health and smoking cessation course;
  • Pregnancy and smoking cessation course; and
  • E-cigarettes: a guide for healthcare professionals course
  • Very Brief Advice+ on smoking:
  • VBA on secondhand smoke:

All the information you need to know about the service can be found on the CPE website:

Smoking Cessation Service (SCS) : PSNC Main site

Standard treatment protocol – step by step guide:

NHS Community Pharmacy SCS (ncsct.co.uk)

NHSE has published guidance for NHS trust tobacco dependence teams and NHS trust pharmacy teams on the Smoking Cessation Service (SCS). Click here for more information.

Any queries please be in touch with us at CPSW.