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The Primary Care Tobacco Health Target came into effect on July 1 2011. The target is to ensure that 90% of all enrolled patients who smoke and are seen in General Practice will be provided with advice and help to quit by July 2012.
The Ministry of Health provides regular Updates on progress being made and feedback from those in practices.
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Update 1, June 2011: Introduction to the purpose of the Updates
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Update 2, July 2011: Supporting PHC practices in their achievement of the target
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Update 3, July 2011: Addressing feedback questions
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Update 4, July 2011: Ask about the Elephant GP Toolkit
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Update 5, August 2011: Nicotine Replacement Therapy
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Update 6, August 2011: Cessation
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Update 7, September 2011: Innovative approaches from practices and PHOs
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Update 8, September 2011: Online Survey
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Update 9, October 2011: Feedback from online survey
In addition, a one-minute video has been produced with Dr John Mcmenamin and Practice Nurse Val Southcombe which introduces the ABC approach with some advice for how this can work simply and effectively within the primary care environment.
There is also a list of Primary Care FAQs which may help with some of the questions you may have.
In response to queries regarding the level of cessation support that General Practice is expected to provide, the Ministry has clarified the requirements of the ABC approach. Read it here.
NEWSFLASH 1 Sending out "Brief Advice" letters sent to patients who smoke, by themselves do not constitute a smoking cessation intervention. They must be followed up by, at a minimum, a phone call.
NEWSFLASH 2 Best approach to the coding of ex-smokers.
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