Ask, Advise, Act.........
Smoking remains the biggest single preventable cause of death in the UK and the biggest single cause of respiratory disease but most smokers want to quit. Many health care staff do not ask patients if they smoke or know how to help patients quit smoking. With this in mind, UHL together with the Leicester City Stop Smoking Service have produced an emotional ‘pulls on the heart strings’ high quality film called ‘Emily’s Story’ to help staff remember the message of ‘Ask, advise, act’. The film will be used across the country to train healthcare staff.
The film was shot on location at the NIHR Leicester Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, without which, it could not have been produced.
The film is endorsed by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training (NCSCT), and was launched at the UK National Smoking Cessation Conference (UKNSCC) this month to widespread acclaim.
Stop Smoking Services
Anyone living or working in Leicester City who wants to stop smoking is welcome to contact Stop on
0116 454 4000 or stop@leicester.gov.uk
For anyone living or working in Leicestershire & Rutland, stop smoking support is provided by Quit51, contactable on 0800 622 6968 or contact.quit51@nhs.net
Or visit our website at: www.smokefree.nhs.uk
