Q: My patient smokes cigarettes and has a BMI of 43, they drink 45 units of alcohol a week and their physical activity is limited. What should I do first or is it better to tackle all together?
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, Current, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, Current, Patient information, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
ASK : ADVISE : ACT Using VBA does not depend on the person's readiness to quit and you do not need to assess it before you start Very Brief Advice or VBA is a simple and
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRS Position Statement, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS believe that it is the responsibility of every healthcare professional to treat tobacco dependency systematically and effectively. PCRS advocate that people wishing to quit using tobacco should be offered the most effective but also the least harmful methods first to support a quit attempt.
Taxonomy: Archive, Clinical resource or information, Standard, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this document, first published in the Autumn 2016 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update and updated in 2018, PCRS-UK provides information on supporting smokers to quit, and how knowing and using the interventions available are the responsibility of all healthcare professionals
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Archive, Clinical resource or information, PCRU, Standard, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
This short guide from the Primary Care Respiratory Update, Getting the Basics Right" series provides an essential update from Dr Noel Baxter on why a carbon monoxide test is an essential part of a GP and practice nurses's toolkit and valuable motivational tool for smokers
Taxonomy: Archive, Clinical resource or information, PCRU, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this article published in the Autumn issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update Fran Robinson talks to the PCRS-UK Tobacco Dependency Campaign Group about the role of the healthcare professional in treating tobacco dependency as a long-term relapsing condition that starts in childhood.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Archive, PCRU, Service development and improvement, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this article for Primary Care Respiratory Update Fran Robinson talks to Sonia Simkins, Practice Manager in Rowley Regis on her innovative in-house stop smoking clinic which has helped free up clinical time and reduce unplanned admissions.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Archive, Clinical resource or information, Standard, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this article for Primary Care Respiratory Update Noel Baxter discusses why a carbon monoxide test is an essential part of a GP and practice nurse's kit.
Taxonomy: Archive, Clinical resource or information, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Fran Robinson talks to the PCRS-UK Tobacco Dependency Campaign Group about the role of the healthcare professional in treating tobacco dependency as a long-term relapsing condition that starts in childhood.