Quarterly E-News for Health Professionals

Welcome to the Summer 2025 edition of our quarterly newsletter.  Information and resources to assist health professionals to address smoking and vaping among their patients. 

Thank you for your referrals

Thank you for your referrals to Quit Tasmania's FREE Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Program. To date, our Quitline counsellors have sent out free NRT products, including  patches, gum and lozenges, to 60 people of all ages who smoke or vape and are wanting to quit. 

We received lovely feedback from a young client who is encouraging his mates to contact Quitline: 'I tell them it's helped me.  It could help you'.  Others have told us that receiving free NRT has been 'such a help' as the cost of the products has previously been a barrier to them making a quit attempt.

Available to those who are:

• Youth (12-25 years)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Pregnant and/or their partner

We welcome and value your referrals.

This project is funded by the Crown through the Department of Health

'It's Good to Know' campaign

The new It's Good to Know campaign has been launched by the Australian government to raise awareness of, and encourage participation in, the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP).

This is an equity-first campaign aiming to increase awareness of the program within the eligible audience with a focus on priority  communities who are disproportionately affected by lung cancer, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities, LGBTQ+ communities, multicultural communities and people that live in rural and remote areas.

Quitline Tasmania welcomes referrals to our service for people who are eligible for the NLCSP: 

• are aged 50 t0 70 and
• smoke tobacco cigarettes or have quit in the last 10 years, and
• have no symptoms of lung cancer and
• have a smoking history of 30 pack-years or more

   Introducing our Quitline counsellors 

Harriet graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2016 with a Master of Social Work. For over 9 years she has worked across a range of different areas including youth work, school social work, counselling, multicultural case work, and family support.

Harriet’s framework of practice is rooted in systems theory, strength based, feminist theory, and trauma-informed principles.

Harriet has worked for Quitline Tasmania since November 2024 and enjoys supporting people at whatever stage they’re at on their quitting journey.

  Quit Tasmania's current campaign 

Our current state-wide television campaign has been airing since Sunday 12 October and continues for another couple of weeks, ending Saturday 13 December.

The campaign includes a combination of advertisements including How to tell you, One Step and our Quitline Support ad and can be viewed by clicking on the links.

Our YouTube channel has more videos - have a look here.

For more information on smoking cessation visit our website. 

Have any questions?  Want to book in a training session? Need resources?  Phone 6169 1943 or contact admin@quittas.org.au

We acknowledge the Tasmanian Aboriginal people, the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Quit Tasmania is a program of Cancer Council Tasmania - supported by the Department of Health