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1000 Fully NCSCT Certified practitioners
18 May 2012
Over 1000 practitioners have passed the Stage 2 Assessment
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Varenicline Trial
9 May 2012
A recent British Medical Journal review refutes previous safety concerns
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Over 500 practitioners pass the Stage 2 Assessment
24 April 2012
Over 500 people now have Full NCSCT Certification.
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Very Brief Advice for Secondhand Smoke training module
24 April 2012
New online training module now available
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Tobacco Packaging – Consultation launched today
16 April 2012
Consultation on the issue of plain, standardised packaging of tobacco products launched today.
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VBA Online Training Module – 2018 successful trainees
11 April 2012
Over 2000 people have passed the VBA assessment
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Stage 2 Assessment Launched
11 April 2012
Stage 2 Assessment Launched
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VBA online training module launched
13 February 2012
We are pleased to announce that the Very Brief Advice training module is now available on the NCSCT website.
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Personnel changes at the NCSCT
10 February 2012
Due to the NCSCT’s contracts with the Department of Health coming to a close in March 2012 with no further funding from the Government currently available, redundancies at the NCSCT have regretfully been required. Many thanks go to Michelle Spencer-Williams, Jennie Kenyon, Madge Nelson and Brenda Welbeck for all of their hard work and dedication during their time with the NCSCT.
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Latest local tobacco control profiles for England
25 January 2012
The latest version of the local tobacco control profiles was published on 24 January 2012 by the London Health Observatory on behalf of the Public Health Observatories in England.
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Smoking prevalence recognised in Public Health Outcomes Framework
23 January 2012
The Government has published the 2013-2016 Public Health Outcomes Framework.
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Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services: England, April 2011 to September 2011
23 January 2012
The NHS Information Centre has published the latest 'Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services: England, April 2011 to September 2011'
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Fifty years since 'Smoking and health' progress, lessons and priorities for a smokefree UK
19 January 2012
A joint conference between the Royal College of Physicians and the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (UKCTCS) is taking place on Tuesday 6 March 2012 in London to commemorate the publication of the RCP report on Smoking and Health in 1962.
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Robert West's View on New NRT Research
16 January 2012
Professor Robert West view concerning the recently published research regarding the long-term effectiveness of NRT.
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NCSCT Update
14 December 2011
Briefing on NHS Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) and NCSCT Community Interest Company (NCSCT CIC) activities during 2011 and our plans for 2012.
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2011 NCSCT Annual Survey of Practitioners
1 December 2011
2011 NCSCT Annual Practitioner Survey is now available to complete.
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NHS Operating Framework 2012/13
29 November 2011
NHS Operating Framework 2012/13 now published
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No Smoking Day - Launch Events
7 November 2011
Over the coming weeks the No Smoking Day team will be touring the country to launch No Smoking Day 2012 and to brief local organisers on how to deliver the campaign in the lead up to March.
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Routes to Quit interim report
19 October 2011
The Routes to Quit pilot interim report has been published onthe NCSCT website.
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SCTRP Update and Supervision Course 2011
19 October 2011
2011 SCTRP Update and Supervision Course in London
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End of Tobacco Sales from Vending Machines
3 October 2011
New legislation comes into force on 1 October prohibiting the sale of tobacco from vending machines.
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NCSCT Training and Assessment Programme's First Anniversary
29 September 2011
The NCSCT Stage 1 Training and Assessment Programme celebrates its first anniversary this month.
Over the past 12 months 5,331 stop smoking practitioners have registered with us and 2,369 practitioners have successfully passed the NCSCT Stage 1 Assessment.
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NCSCT Smoking in Pregnancy Survey Report
7 September 2011
Results from a recent online survey indicate that nearly 30% of those that responded are still identifying pregnant smokers through self-report. Previous research has demonstrated that self-reporting of smoking status by pregnant smokers has been found to be less reliable than in the general population.
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Behaviour Change Report Commends the NCSCT
25 July 2011
On 19 July, the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee published its report on Behaviour Change.
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NCSCT Research on Smokers' Chances of Quitting
18 July 2011
Smoking service data show that varenicline or combination NRT, treatment in groups and support from specialist clinics increase smokers’ chances of quitting successfully, thus confirming results from randomised controlled trials in practice.
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NCSCT helps with NICE Survey
1 July 2011
NCSCT assists NICE with a survey on the use of NICE guidance by commissioners and managers of stop smoking services.
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New Version of the NCSCT Online Training and Assessment Programme
27 June 2011
A new version of the NCSCT online Training and Assessment Programme has been released.
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NCSCT Gains ISO 9001:2008 Certification
31 May 2011
The NCSCT has implemented a Quality Management System (QMS) based on the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2008 standard as part of its ongoing organisational commitment to providing customers and stakeholders with the highest quality products and services possible.
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Quarterly Report 1st January - 31st March 2011
5 May 2011
The latest quarterly report is now available
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'NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme' Available
10 March 2011
Second edition of the 'NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme' available for download.
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'NCSCT Training Standard - Learning Outcomes for Training Stop Smoking Practitioners' Available
5 November 2010
'NCSCT Training Standard - Learning Outcomes for Training Stop Smoking Practitioners' available for download.
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The NCSCT CIC is Established
1 October 2010
The NCSCT CIC was established in 2010 as a partner of the NHS Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training
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