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Quality plan - Brief advice for smokers

Published: 22/06/2021 | 7 files | 4 links | Document

Being smokefree is still one of the biggest positive changes a person can make for their health. We know for every 40 smokers offered brief advice one person will quit.

Goals 04 and 05

  • 04 - 92 per cent of enrolled coded smokers aged 15-75 years who are
    Māori, Pacific peoples or other ethnicity living in quintile 5 areas have been given brief advice to stop smoking. (8 points)
  • 05 - 92 per cent of enrolled coded smokers aged 15-75 years have
    been given brief advice to stop smoking. (4 points)

 

FILES AND LINKS
Visit: Online ABC training
External | National Training Service
Download: ABC smoking practice protocol
pdf | 106 KB
Visit: The New Zealand Guidelines for Helping People to Stop Smoking Update
External | Ministry of Health
Visit: Stop Smoking Services - nationwide provider map
External | smokefree.org.nz
Download: Brief advice and brief offers of cessation support
pdf | 110 KB
Download: Tips for increasing smoking brief advice success
pdf | 213 KB
Visit: Vaping facts
External | vapingfacts.health.nz
Download: Vape to quit advice for general practice
pdf | 164 KB
Download: Brief advice - cleaning your patient data
pdf | 165 KB
Download: Reception support for ABC Tobacco target
pdf | 93 KB
Download: Frequent questions (and answers) for issues affecting ABC tobacco in primary care
pdf | 86 KB
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