But you said "I want to know what will happen to those who do test positive? Will they be given the same info available to all anyway and that's it? Or will they be referred to another service for help quitting?"
Guidance says:
Refer all women who smoke, or have stopped smoking within the last 2
weeks, to NHS Stop Smoking Services. Also refer those with a CO reading
of 7 ppm or above. (Note: light or infrequent smokers should also be
referred, even if they register a lower reading ? for example, 3 ppm.) If they
have a high CO reading (more than 10 ppm) but say they do not smoke,
advise them about possible CO poisoning and ask them to call the free
Health and Safety Executive gas safety advice line on: 0800 300 363.
? Use local arrangements to make the appointment and, in case they want to
talk to someone over the phone in the meantime, give the NHS Pregnancy
Smoking Helpline number: 0800 1699 169. Also provide the local helpline
number where one is available.
? If her partner or others in the household smoke, suggest they contact NHS
Stop Smoking Services. If no one smokes, give positive feedback.
? At the next appointment, check if the woman took up her referral. If not, ask
if she is interested in stopping smoking and offer another referral to the
service.
? If she accepts the referral, use local arrangements to make the
appointment and give the NHS Pregnancy Smoking Helpline number: 0800
1699 169. Also provide the local helpline number where one is available.
? If she declines the referral, accept the answer in an impartial manner,
leave the offer of help open. Also highlight the flexible support that many
NHS Stop Smoking Services offer pregnant women (for example, some
offer home visits).
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support. (Note: a specialist adviser needs to offer this support to minimise
the risk of her opting out.)
? Refer all women who smoke, or have stopped smoking within the last 2
weeks, to NHS Stop Smoking Services. Also refer those with a CO reading
of 7 ppm or above. (Note: light or infrequent smokers should also be
referred, even if they register a lower reading ? for example, 3 ppm.) If they
have a high CO reading (more than 10 ppm) but say they do not smoke,
advise them about possible CO poisoning and ask them to call the free
Health and Safety Executive gas safety advice line on: 0800 300 363.
? Use local arrangements to make the appointment and, in case they want to
talk to someone over the phone in the meantime, give the NHS Pregnancy
Smoking Helpline number: 0800 1699 169. Also provide the local helpline
number where one is available.
? If her partner or others in the household smoke, suggest they contact NHS
Stop Smoking Services. If no one smokes, give positive feedback.
? At the next appointment, check if the woman took up her referral. If not, ask
if she is interested in stopping smoking and offer another referral to the
service.
? If she accepts the referral, use local arrangements to make the
appointment and give the NHS Pregnancy Smoking Helpline number: 0800
1699 169. Also provide the local helpline number where one is available.
? If she declines the referral, accept the answer in an impartial manner,
leave the offer of help open. Also highlight the flexible support that many
NHS Stop Smoking Services offer pregnant women (for example, some
offer home visits).
? If the referral was taken up, provide feedback. Review at subsequent
appointments, as appropriate.
? Where appropriate, for each of the stages above record smoking status,
CO level, whether a referral is accepted or declined and any feedback
given. This should be recorded in the woman?s hand-held record. If a
hand-held record is not available locally, use local protocols to record this
information.
and then there's another couple of sections on what the NHS Stop Smoking service does.
Doesn't answer the question of what good the test specifically does, but does answer the question of what happens if you test positive.