Smoking cessation services are effective in A&E, study shows

A study from the University of East Anglia (UEA), funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, looked at how well a smoking cessation programme worked when offered to people unexpectedly in emergency departments.

Titled ‘The context of the emergency department as a location for a smoking cessation intervention – process evaluation findings from the COSTED trial’, the research has been published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

Caitlin Notley, lead author and a professor at UEA’s Norwich Medical School, said, “Hospital emergency departments provide an excellent opportunity to help people quit smoking, but there might be concerns about whether it's the right place for such interventions.