Dr Robyn Fletcher, Public health registrar, discusses BTS Quality improvement programme in Acute trusts.
Consecutive BTS National Audits on the Management of Tobacco Dependency in Acute Care Trusts have highlighted shortfalls in the treatment of tobacco dependence for inpatients. In light of this limited progress and the considerable opportunity in acute hospitals to treat tobacco dependency, BTS launched a new on-line Quality Improvement (QI) programme.
