The clocks ticking

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The clocks ticking

• Smoke Free Oldham

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Smoke Free Oldham

• Limited previous history of tobacco control
• Oldham Council PCT wanted greater collaboration
• Joint funding
• sum(OMBCOPCT)Me
• 18 months secondment

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Smoke Free Oldham

• Objectives
• Reduce the impact of smoking on Oldham
• Provide a support mechanism for workplaces
• Ensure Oldham NHS Council is smoke free
• (17 in total)

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Smoke Free Oldham

• Key Areas
• Corporate Agencies
• Workplaces
• Young People
• Hospital Mental Health

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Smoke Free Workplaces

• Developed support material
• Leaflet, folder, surveys, model policy, model
  posters.
• Stop smoking leaflets posters.

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Smoke Free Workplaces

• Support from borough partnerships
• Previous enforcement work provided a pathway to
  large employers
• Confirmation of legislation opened many doors

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Smoke Free Workplaces

• Its still early days
• Targeted large employers
• Motivated the boards and let them progress
  towards smoke free
• To mailshot all workplaces staged
• First Stage - Top 40 and high risk

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Smoke Free Workplaces

• Shopping Centre
• Smoke Free in 2004
• Mall smoke free
• 3 exceptions

• Football Club
• Partial smoke free
• Healthy Stadium
• Club motivated towards smoke free
• Advertising
• Surveys
• Player media involvement

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Smoke Free Workplaces

• Warehouse
• 10 smoke rooms
• Smoke whenever
• Committed to transition
• Survey
• 25 smokers

• Cardboard manufacturer
• Smoke rooms
• Surveys
• 60 smokers
• Promote smoking cessation

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Smoke Free Planning for Implementation

• Glasgow Experience
• Altered litter bins
• Increased litter on streets
• Involve Planning
• Smoke Free Squads
• High Compliance
• Low Enforcement

• Action in Oldham
• Meeting with Refuse
• Met with Planners
• Updated C.EHO

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Smoke Free Wider

• Young People
• School Policies
• Primary Secondary Resource Packs
• Theatre Education
• Smoking Cessation programmes

• Corporate
• Gradual progression
• Consultation vital
• Senior management must be engaged enforce

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