East Lothian Smoking & Health Partnership Action Plan 2007– 2008

No.	Objective		Action	Person(s) responsible	Timescale	Outcome
1.	Raise awareness of the partnership and its goals	1a] Promote website to general public / primary care staff / young peoples services 1b] Reproduce and distribute winning poster from schools competition, Displays of winning posters. 1c] Photographic display on tobacco issues 1d] Complete distribution of partnership leaflet		Meriel Deans ELSHP Members Meriel Deans Bridges Project & Meriel Deans Meriel Deans	March 20088 May 2008	Improved public awareness of partnership In local community and key professional groups. Increased awareness of partnership
2.	Increase uptake in smoking cessation services through improved awareness of and accessibility to services	Promote available services through: a) website b) written Information c) visual media eg.photographic & poster design displays		ELSHP Members	Ongoing	Improved awareness of and uptake of services
3.	Ensure that the partnership communicates with all relevant partners	3a] Circulate updated action plan with report on activity over the last year. 3b] Link with community planning partners through JHIP. 3c] ELS&HP newsletter circulated regularly. 3d] Complete quarterly reports to CHP 3e] Explore ways of developing public involvement with work of partnership		Meriel Deans /ELSHP Members Steven Wray Meriel Deans John Boyce & Meriel Deans Meriel DeansJohn/ ELSHP Members	June 2008 Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Sept 2008	Remit and action plan available to partners. Links with Community Planning maintained. Improved communication with practitioners CHP informed of progress Proposal to partnership for public involvement
4.	Ensure that appropriate resource for smoking cessation and health promotion are available	4a] Continue to monitor use of resource boxes with support of library service. 5b) Review need for resource boxes. 5c] Email updates to practitioners / GP practises / Health promotion on developments / opportunities in stopping smoking		Meriel Deans Meriel Deans Meriel Deans	Ongoing Autumn 2007 Ongoing	Increased use of resource boxes & feedback from users Improved communication
5	Improve co-ordination of smoking cessation services in East Lothian	5a]. Liase with GP practises on smoking cessation issues 5b] Provide information to reception staff in health care settings on smoking cessation services 5c] Continue to provide opportunities for networking and skills updates for staff providing smoking cessation 5d] Inform cessation providers of the updated audit system via newsletters, email & meetings. 5e] Ensure that pharmacy service is developed in co-ordination with other smoking cessation services		Meriel Deans/ELSHP Members Meriel Deans ELSHP Members ELCHP / Merail Deans Meriel Deans & Ros Boyd John Boyce/ Fiona Mooore/ Meriel Deans	Ongoing On-going ongoing Ongoing	Practises aware of developments in smoking cessation Receptionist can access information on services in East Lothian Establish Regular Networking Events Increases effective/accurate reporting of activity. Pharmacy service extends and compliments existing services
6.	Ensure that priority groups are targeted for smoking cessation Low income Young People Pregnant Women	6a)] Continue to work with community initiatives to Target areas of greatest smoking rates/ health inequalities. E.g. Community Development Team, /Roots and Fruits/ Changes/ Parents4Parents etc. 6b]. Continue to target Low income workplaces: to approach employers in Macmerry Industrial Estate to see if there is support to offer lunchtime stop smoking sessions shared between several employers 6c] Impact of School guidelines reviewed. 6d] Continue to work with young people in schools on prevention and education in relation to tobacco issues. This work can be seen as preparatory work to cessation services offered by the school nurse service. Work initially with P6, P7, S1-3. 6e] Identify and work with groups of vulnerable young people in the community e.g. Bridges Project /Lothian Villa 7h] Consider conducting research with pregnant women on their view of smoking cessation services to explore low uptake.		Meriel Deans Meriel Deans/ George Fairgrieve Steven Wray/ Meriel Deans Meriel Deans Meriel Deans Meriel Deans/ Ros Boyd/ELSHP Members	Ongoing Ongoing August 2008 Ongoing Ongoing Dec 2008	Identify need and target where partnership resources can be most effective Formation of workplace cessation groups. Impact of guidelines assessed To raise awareness of tobacco issues and prepare smokers to enter the cessation service. Identify need & set up appropriate follow up interventions.
8.	Seek longer term funding packages for partnership work	8a] Continue to identify possible sources of new funding. 8b] Continue to liase with Lothian NHS & East Lothian Community Health Partnership		ELSHP Members Fiona Moore / John Boyce / David Evans	On-going On-going	Identify what resources are available from NHS for East Lothian
9.	Promotion of smoke free environments	9a] Continue to monitor compliance with smoke free legislation. 9b] Develop a Smoke-free homes scheme in East Lothian 9c] Promote smoke free homes through website and during no smoking day campaign		George Fairgrieve ELSHP ELSHP		Partnership aware of compliance issues Individuals and families can register their homes as smoke free, raising awareness of the negative health effects of second hand smoke particularly for children