Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Alliance, Philippines (FCAP)

 -it is a fixed place or location- whether a room or a building
where competent health workers attends and helps clients in
their attempt to quit the smoking addiction.

- it should be able to provide basic services such as assessment

of clients, plan of care, pharmacologic treatment, stress
management and counseling services.

- Counseling services maybe done individually or by group

sessions. Thus, setting up a smoking cessation clinic is
essential to be able to provide care for clients who want to
stop smoking.
The smoking cessation clinic shall have an updated
organizational chart with clear job descriptions of roles and
responsibilities for each staff. It should have an effective
means of communication to ensure prompt, reliable
reporting and adequate dissemination of information.

-maintain the following records:

Staff Records
Client Records
Records of Referral Professionals and Institutions
Staff Record
The records of the staff in the cessation clinic should
include:

-Office Order to include the designation as TC Smoking

Cessation Coordinator/Staff Designated to Provide
Smoking Cessation Services

-List of Staff trained on smoking cessation supported by

Training Certificates, Hospital/Agency Orders regardless
of status as long as designated but with at least 1 plantilla
position
Client Records

The clinic shall maintain clients’ records on registration,

clinical notes of consultation and treatment given.

All client records should be accurate, sufficiently

detailed, legible, current, complete and confidential.
The clients’ records shall be organized for easy retrieval,
review and continuing therapy.

Client records shall be retained for no less than one (1)

year from the last session.
• Forms used by health facilities including smoking
status as part of patients records

- List of smokers enrolled in the clinic (walk-in, referral,

callers from quit line)
- Record on intervention given to
smokers/callers/referrals (Brief advise/counselling,
pharmacotherapy, etc)
- Record of current smoking status of smokers (quit,
reduced consumption, relapse, change in readiness to
quit, reprimanded, etc)
Number of hospital personnel classified according to
their smoking status (all employees not limited to the
health workers)
-list of smokers
- -Record on intervention given to
smokers/callers/referrals (Brief advise/counselling,
pharmacotherapy, etc)
- Record of current smoking status of smokers (quit,
reduced consumption, relapse, change in readiness
to quit, reprimanded, etc)
Number of smokers classified as to action taken by
the office (reprimanded referred for cessation
counselling, fined, etc)
• List of violators
• Record of actions for every corresponding smoking
violation documented by the office
• No violations noted among smokers
• (If there are no violations from the personnel, asked
for report signed by the head of office)
Clients Tracking Form
Number of patients in the health facility availing of
smoking cessation services.
-LGU implement the PCB1
List of availment of smoking
cessation services
PCB1
Support group/s created for smokers who quit

• List of support groups (Youth against smoking, I

love smoke-free goup, Smoking Quitters Club)
• Minutes, photos and attendance of activities
--copy of the hospital policies to all departments
- space/corner/office
- IEC Materials available, posters, flipcharts/algorithms
- hotline
- Logbook of callers
- Availability of equipment & supplies and medicines
used for smoking cessation (e.g. test for nicotine level)
 Facilities and Equipments
-Every part of the smoking
cessation clinic shall be
clean, tidy and in good state
of repair.
- adequate lighting and
ventilation.
- ensure that comfort,
privacy and safety of the
client are not
compromised.
- sufficient space and
supplies in the clinic.
 The clinic’s instruments (i.e.
Smoker Analyzer,
spirometer) shall be
functional.
 The therapy room shall be
appropriately furnished
with a desk, telephone and
where possible, a
comfortable lounge chair
and audio/TV
 A suitable waiting area shall
be provided where
appropriate.
Smoking Cessation
Corner
-Posters
-Leaflets
-Recorida/Announcement every Monday (Flag
ceremony)
-Memos/letters to different government offices in the
locality
THANK YOU