Issue - meetings

- Simon Lister, Service Manager, Rotherham NHS Stop Smoking Service

Simon Lister, Service Manager, Rotherham NHS Stop Smoking Service, presented the 2010-11 annual report.

RSSS was a specialist service that provided support for anyone who lived or worked in Rotherham.  It provided one-to-one, drop-in, group and telephone support.  Sessions were delivered in a number of venues across Rotherham during the day, evenings and Saturday mornings.

RSSS was commissioned by NHS Rotherham.  The Service specification contained a number of very challenging objectives including:-

-        Meet the specific 4 week quitter target (1,850 per annum)

-        Meet the specific pregnant women 4 week quitter target (160 per annum)

-        Achieve an average of 50% conversion rate

-        Achieve 85% CO verification rate of clients who quit

-        Support the achievement of the LES target (1,000 per annum)

-        Contribute to the reduction of health inequalities by targeting specific groups

The Service specification had contained significant financial penalties should the Service not meet the 4 week quitter, pregnancy women 4 week quitter and conversion rate targets.  The penalties had subsequently been removed.

The annual report contained detailed information on:-

-        Service Objectives

-        Performance Data

-        Pregnant Women

-        Primary Care and the Locally Enhanced Service

-        Quit Shop

-        Community Sessions

-        Rotherham Hospital

-        Telephone Service

-        Patient and Public Engagement

-        Staff Training and Development

-        Challenges and Aspirations

-        Aspirations

Discussion ensued with the following issues raised/highlighted;-

o       Close work had taken place with the Midwifery Service and had undertaken flexible service delivery.  They operated an opt-in service rather than opt-out service with all pregnant women receiving, as part of their clinical care, stop smoking advice

o       Rotherham was the only area in the region that had a dedicated out of hours telephone service

o       Although the number of pregnant women quitters had increased, Rotherham still had a very high percentage of smokers compared to the national average

 Resolved:-  That the report be noted.