Training for health, care & community professionals
Offering online and bespoke training opportunities to boost Surrey’s health and wellbeing, together.
LEARN MORE, HELP MORE
Very Brief Advice (VBA) Training
Build your confidence and skills to help the people you support through our online smoking cessation training.
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Complete our short VBA training delivered via Teams to learn about tobacco use, the effectiveness of stop smoking services, what clients can expect, how to raise the issue of smoking, and how to refer into our service.
You can also request a bespoke training session for your team, tailored to your service or community setting, to provide practical guidance and support on promoting smoking cessation and weight management.
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Qualify for a CPD Certificate when you complete Dr Alex Bobak’s module with the National Centre of Smoking Cessation & Training (NCSCT) to help raise the issue of smoking.
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Simply need a refresher? Download our VBA guide or request a printed copy to display in consultation or support rooms and keep key smoking cessation tips on hand.
Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
Supporting healthcare workers to ‘make every contact count’ and develop public health knowledge.
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MECC training allows you to deliver consistent and concise health and wellbeing information, encouraging individuals to engage in conversations about their health at scale across organisations and populations.
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MECC in Smoking
Supporting all frontline staff (clinical and non-clinical) to ‘make every contact count’ and develop skills and knowledge to support people to quit smoking.
Location: Online
Duration: 2 hours
This course aims to increase your:
- Knowledge about healthy lifestyle information, advice and guidance about smoking
- Understanding of behaviour change theory and techniques that can be used during a healthy lifestyle conversation about smoking
- Ability to recognise opportunities to initiate healthy lifestyle conversations about smoking
- Confidence to initiate healthy lifestyle conversations about smoking
- Understanding of the impact of stigma and discrimination around smoking
- Awareness of where to signpost people for local smoking support and treatment
To view courses and book a place please visit The Jen Group and Surrey County Council Eventbrite page. New course dates are added regularly, so please check Eventbrite for the latest information.
GET THE KNOWLEDGE
Use our online training platform specifically tailored to support you to have positive conversations around weight management, obesity and smoking cessation.
- Over 50 bite-size videos, articles and tools.
- Created by health care professionals following latest practices.
- Learn anytime, anywhere, in as little as 10-minute sessions to fit your schedule.
Give better patient care, see better outcomes, by using our flexible online training platform.
A HEALTHIER SURREY
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