BOPDHB Checkup February 2018 | Page 14

Quit smoking – team up and go for GOLD By Smokefree Coordinator, Karyn Borman. On the back of our successful quit smoking referral campaign late last year, we’re continuing to track the top teams and individuals who refer our patients for support. Congratulations to Whakatane ED Nurses Lucy Butler and Ashmi Paul who were the top individual referrers in January using our DHB’s online referral form. You can find this form on OnePlace. January's top teams Whakatane ED – GOLD (22 referrals) December's top teams Whakatane ED. – GOLD (27 referrals) Tauranga ED – BRONZE (4 referrals) Medical Day Stay Unit – BRONZE (3 referrals) Well done to Whakatane ED Nurses Agi Jose and Ashmi Paul, December’s top individual referrers. GOLD (10+ referrals) SILVER (6 + referrals) Tauranga APU – SILVER (6 referrals) Tauranga Outpatients – BRONZE (3 referrals) BRONZE (3+ referrals) We want you to refer patients for quit smoking support. Did you know that people who have support have a 1 in 4 chance of successfully quitting, whereas they will only have a 1 in 14 chance with just NRT. You can also help patients by including their family/whānau who smoke on the referral form. Don’t forget to add their phone number. Also consider referring parents/carers of children. 14