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Smoking cessation
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Age from 12 years onwards
This CKS topic is based on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation in primary care and other settings [NICE, 2006]. Recommendations for drug treatment are based on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance Smoking cessation services in primary care, pharmacies, local authorities and workplaces, particularly for manual working groups, pregnant women and hard to reach communities [NICE, 2008].
This CKS topic covers the management of people that smoke who present in primary care.
This CKS topic does not cover in-depth information regarding interventions for smoking cessation that may be used in specialist smoking cessation clinics.
The target audience for this CKS topic is healthcare professionals working within the NHS in England, and providing first contact or primary health care. Patient information from NHS Choices is intended to be printed and given to people with this condition or their carers.
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