This training will support TDAs to have confidence in delivering the core competences (knowledge and skills) needed for inpatient tobacco treatment delivery. The course materials support delivery of the newly published NHS-NCSCT Standard Treatment Plan for Inpatient Tobacco Dependence .
Target audience
Course materials are designed for the training of NHS TDAs. The training is also suitable for other health care professionals who will be delivering specialist tobacco dependence treatment to patients admitted to an acute trust.
About the training materials
Training materials have been designed for both virtual (via Zoom, Teams) or face-to-face delivery. Course content is also available in modular format so that localities can tailor training delivery to meet local needs.
The training suite includes all the necessary resources for delivering a two-day training course, including:
• Participant registration form, course outline and timetable
• Comprehensive trainer's guides
• PowerPoint slides
• Detailed presenter's notes
• Film clips
• Participant handouts
• Course evaluation materials
The training materials include presentations, case studies, role-play, film clips, group work and experiential-based learning techniques.
Modifying the training materials for local use
These training resources have been developed by national experts to deliver current evidence-based best practice, and reflect the core components of the NHSE tobacco treatment pathway for inpatients. As such, training content should not be modified. There are specific sections indicated where you can add local data, pathways or other information to tailor the training to your locality provided it is consistent with the learning objectives of this course.
We welcome your feedback
The NCSCT has been commissioned by NHSE to formally review and update these resources annually. If you have any suggestions for improvements to the training resources then please use this Feedback Form for suggestions, corrections or comments, or email enquiries@ncsct.co.uk
If you experience problems downloading the suite of training materials, please contact your IT department for help as it is likely that the problem lies with access from your trust.
This page includes resources to support local evaluation of the inpatient tobacco dependence advisor training course. This includes pre-and post-course questionnaires, a trainer feedback form, and a template course report.
All groups delivering local training should ensure that course evaluations are completed using these tools. Course evaluations are important for assessing how well the training has met the learning needs of trainees. Having a common approach to course evaluation allows us to gain learning and insights that can inform improvements and updates to the suite of training materials.
Course evaluation resources
The following resources for course evaluation are contained within the folder in the link below:
This page contains a comprehensive set of resources for trainers to support local course delivery. Resources include trainer's guides, key messages for trainers, presenter's notes, course checklists and all training support materials.
Training can be delivered online (via Teams or Zoom) or face-to-face. The trainer’s guides provide instruction on how training may be modified for each delivery format.
Training resources
The comprehensive suite of training resources have been divided into sections and are contained in folders that you can download by clicking the link below each section.
Course materials
The following resources for trainers are contained within the folder in the link below:
The two-day training course materials have been divided into individual modules to allow flexible delivery. The training modules vary from 10 to 40 minutes in length and cover specific topics and skills. Some modules may also be used when training other NHS staff.
We have included a training guide and all the necessary training resources to deliver each individual module.
Modules are contained in folders that you can download by clicking the link below each module section.
Training module overview
The following Training module overview is contained within the folder below
These suite of training materials were produced by NHS England and the NCSCT, with the support of the Expert Task Group below without whom we could not have produced these high-quality resources.
Authorship Group Members
Melanie Perry, NCSCT Inpatient Tobacco Dependence Consultant
Dr Sophia Papadakis, NCSCT Academic and Health System Consultant
Susan Montgomery, NCSCT Lead Trainer
Dr Andy McEwen, NCSCT Chief Executive
Tom Coleman-Haynes, NCSCT Training Coordinator
Expert Task Group Members
Arran Woodhouse, Lead Tobacco Dependence Specialist, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Matt Evison, Consultant Chest Physician, Specialty Lead, Lung Cancer & Thoracic Surgery Directorate, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Associate Medical Director, Greater Manchester Cancer
Clinical Lead, Make Smoking History, Greater Manchester Regional Tobacco Control Programme, NHS Greater Manchester
Dr. Ruth Sharrock, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Lead for Tobacco Dependence for the North East & North Cumbria
Caitlin Robison, Smokefree NHS Project Manager, Gateshead NHS Health Foundation Trust
NHS England Prevention Team
Paul Cillia LaCorte, Senior Programme Manager - Prevention
Heidi Croucher, NHS Clinical Consultant and Programme Manager, Public Health Dorset, Dorset ICS
Hanna Ellison, Manager, Programme Manager, Tobacco Prevention Team, Medical Directorate
Bea Petrovica, Programme Delivery Manager, Prevention Programme – Tobacco Medical Directorate
Professor Sanjay Agrawal, National Specialty Adviser for Tobacco Dependency