Training for health professionals
Please click below for online training modules to help support you with providing smoking cessation advice to patients :
- Very Brief Advice (VBA) on Smoking
- Very Brief Advice (VBA) on Smoking for Pregnant Women
- Very Brief Advice (VBA) on Secondhand Smoke: promoting smoke free homes and cars
Please see below for our 2024 training calendar for more information on L2 and Refresher training :
| Venue/Location | Description | Date | Time | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 Practitioner refresher training | This training is for stop smoking practitioners who completed their Level 2 Practitioner training over 2 years ago | Tuesday 1st October | 10am to 12.30pm vis MS teams | TBC |
| Very Brief Advice (VBA) training | VBA is a simple piece of advice that can be used opportunistically in almost any consultation with a smoker, and takes less than 30 seconds. This training is for anyone who engages with smokers. | Tuesday 1st October | 6pm to 9pm vis MS Teams | TBC |
| Level 2 Stop Smoking Practitioner training | This training is for new stop smoking practitioners who have completed the online NCSCT practitioner training | Wednesday 13th November | 9am to 4.30pm via MS Teams | TBC |
| Very Brief Advice (VBA) training | VBA is a simple piece of advice that can be used opportunistically in almost any consultation with a smoker, and takes less than 30 seconds. This training is for anyone who engages with smokers. | Thursday 14th November | 9.30am to 12.30pm via MS Teams | TBC |
| Level 2 Stop Smoking Practitioner training | This training is for new stop smoking practitioners who have completed the online NCSCT practitioner training | Friday 7th February 2025 | 9am to 4.30pm via MS Teams | TBC |
| Level 2 Practitioner refresher training | This training is for stop smoking practitioners who completed their Level 2 Practitioner training over 2 years ago | Wednesday 12th February 2025 | 6pm – 8pm vis MS Teams | TBC |