A plain reference sheet for practice teams. Sourced to NHS England QOF guidance.
Smoking status is recorded for patients on the relevant long-term condition registers, and re-recorded at the interval set out in the current QOF guidance.
Patients recorded as current smokers should be offered support and treatment in line with NICE guidance, and the offer recorded.
Signposting to a community pharmacy with a certified stop smoking practitioner is one option that can be offered alongside licensed nicotine replacement therapy and the local authority service.