About the Very Brief Advice (VBA) course

Smokefree Somerset offers bespoke VBA and referral pathway training. These courses are designed for organisations and groups and can be arranged on request.

Learning objectives

Practitioners will be able to explain Very Brief Advice (VBA) on smoking, its purpose, and its benefits. They will be able to introduce very brief advice into their interactions with people who smoke, reflect on their own role, and be aware of the support and services available to help people stop smoking.

National Training Centre Smoking in Pregnancy courses (NCSCT)

How to help pregnant women quit smoking, advice for health care professionals

• Mental health speciality module
• Pregnancy speciality module

Online NCSCT (National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training) training modules

• Practitioner training registration
• Practitioner assessment
• Swap to stop
• Stop smoking medications registration
• Vaping
• VBA Homelessness