Health economic analysis for the 'CURE Project' pilot: a hospital-based tobacco dependency treatment service in Greater Manchester.

Introduction: Treating tobacco dependency in patients admitted to acute care National Health Service (NHS) trusts is a key priority in the NHS 10-year plan. This paper sets out the results of a health economic analysis for 'The CURE Project' pilot; a new hospital-based tobacco dependency service.

Methods: A health economic analysis to understand the costs of the intervention (both for the inpatient service and postdischarge costs), the return on investment (ROI) and the cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) of the CURE Project pilot in Greater Manchester.

Understanding the enablers and barriers to implementing smoke-free NHS sites across acute care trusts in Greater Manchester: results of a hospital staff survey.

Introduction: The current study aims to identify enablers and barriers to implementing smoke-free NHS hospital grounds through a hospital staff survey.

Methods: Staff members from eight acute care NHS trusts in Greater Manchester were invited to complete a 15-minute web-based questionnaire.

Results: Five-hundred and eighty-eight participants completed the questionnaire.

Adolescents with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa: parents' experience of recognition and deciding to seek help.

Background: Adolescents with anorexia nervosa rarely present themselves as having a problem and are usually reliant on parents to recognise the problem and facilitate help-seeking. This study aimed to investigate parents' experiences of recognising that their child had an eating problem and deciding to seek help.

Methods: A qualitative study with interpretative phenomenological analysis applied to semi-structured interviews with eight parents of adolescents with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.