Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation

Summary

The NICE public health intervention guidance on brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation in primary care and other settings.

The guidance considers whether brief smoking cessation interventions are effective at encouraging individuals to quit smoking.

The impact of wider policy and practice on smoking cessation will be the subject of future NICE programme guidance.

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• PH1 Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation: guidance
• PH1 Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation: guidance (MS Word version)
• PH1 Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation: quick reference guide

For patients, carers and the public

• PH1 Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation: quick reference guide

Background information

• Methods for development of NICE public health guidance
• The public health guidance development process: An overview for stakeholders including public health practitioners, policy makers and the public
• Smoking cessation intervention draft recommendations: stakeholder consultation table
• 2006/015 NICE launches first public health guidance: focus on smoking cessation and physical activity
• Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation: economic modelling report

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation: costing template
• Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation: costing report
• Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation: implementation advice
• Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation: audit criteria