PROJECT TITLE: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Stop Smoking Service ...

HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICE – QUARTERLY REPORT (Q3)
PROJECT TITLE: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Stop Smoking Service
Oct – Dec
2007 (Q3)
Activities and
targets planned
Research Smoke Free
Homes Project and
create a strategy for
implementation
Set up a Young
Person Smoking
Forum that will meet
quarterly
Smoking Cessation
and Brief
Intervention training
for school nurses
Activities
delivered and
targets achieved
Smoke Free Homes
Project research and
implementation
strategy created
Evidence list Variance Action Plan to
address any
Implementation document
created
No
variance
None None Yes Set up a Young
Person Smoking
Forum that will
meet quarterly
by the end of
the next quarter
One training day run
for school nurses
School nurses attending training
day on the 8 th October
Design smoking Smoking cessation Smoking cessation toolkit No
No
1

cessation toolkit for
school nurses
Creation of posters
advertising various
help with stopping
smoking for
distribution in schools
Attend Health and
Science Exhibitions
on behalf of the Stop
Smoking service
toolkit designed for
school nurses
Posters created and
distributed to the
various secondary
schools in the county
Health and Science
Exhibitions attended
on behalf of the Stop
Smoking service
created and given to school
nurses
Posters created and distributed No
Attended the following:
Falmouth/Penryn Community
College event on 31 st October
Presentation to Camborne
College students on 27 th
November
Science In Health Exhibition in
Truro on 4 th December
No
2

Attend
EHO/Smokefree
meetings
Attend SW Tobacco
Alliance Network
meetings
Organise and
facilitate specialist
Advisors meetings
Establish Stop
Smoking Workplace
Clinics following
Cornwall County
Council Awareness
Sessions
EHO/Smokefree
meetings attended
SW Tobacco Alliance
Network meetings
attended
Specialist Advisors
meetings organised
Stop Smoking
Workplace Clinics
established following
Cornwall County
Council Awareness
Sessions
EHO/Smokefree meeting
attended on 8 th November
SW Tobacco Alliance Network
meetings attended on 11 th
October, 13 th November, 13 th
December
Specialist Advisor meeting held
on 10 th December
Weekly workplace sessions in
Cornwall County Council’s
Sedgemoor and New County Hall
offices from October until
Christmas
No
No
3

Explore other
workplace venues
Investigate possibility
of storing LAA case
studies with a bank
of photos and quotes
Other workplace
contacted regarding
smoking cessation
awareness and
support
Possibility of storing
LAA case studies
researched
The following workplaces were
contacted and support sessions
set up:
Tremorvah Industries
IKON Office solutions
Carrick Services
Discussed at the core team away
day on 14 th December and
concluded that it is possible and
LAA advisors would be asked if
they wanted to contribute case
studies
No
No
4

To work with the
Health Promotion
Services’ Mental
Health Promotion coordinator
on the
inclusion of smoking
in a mental health
strategy
Offer support and
advice to Cornwall
Partnership Trust
regarding the
changing legislation,
support materials,
introducing policy
and overcoming
challenges
Publicise Stop
Smoking Service
support
Worked with the
Health Promotion
Services’ Mental
Health Promotion coordinator
on the
inclusion of smoking
in a mental health
strategy
Support and advice
offered to Cornwall
Partnership Trust
regarding the
changing legislation,
support materials,
introducing policy
and overcoming
challenges
Stop Smoking
Service support to
be publicised
Latest mental health strategy
now includes smoking
CPT Smoking Policy Working
Group reformed and meeting
held on 21 st December
Discussion with CPT Smoking
Policy Working Group regarding
required help
No
No
Yes Nature of exact
help and support
to be addressed
at next CPT
Smoking Policy
Working Group
meeting in
February 2008
5

To provide training
for Stop Smoking
Service community
staff
Undertake review of
current practice to
inform future training
Review of existing
Stop Smoking Service
website and review
resources currently
available, and
provide a catalogue
for Stop Smoking
Service community
staff
Training course
offered for Stop
Smoking Service
community staff
Nick Rudling
shadowed
consenting advisors
to establish best
practice
Existing Stop
Smoking Service
website reviewed
and resources
currently available
reviewed.
There is already an
extant catalogue for
Stop Smoking
Service community
staff.
2 day training delivered on 18 th
and 19 th October
Various shadowing sessions
throughout the period
Current website reviewed and
agreed to be revised in the new
year.
More resources ordered from
GASP.
No
No
No
6

Review of waiting
lists and implement a
strategy to reduce
the number of
waiting lists
Research use of text
messaging and email
to contact
Quitters
To produce a
quarterly newsletter
for staff and partner
organisations (PCTs,
local authorities,
Children Centres etc)
Attend the SW TAN
Manager’s Meetings
Waiting lists
reviewed and a
strategy
implemented to
reduce them
Researched use of
text messaging and
e-mail to contact
Quitters
Quarterly newsletter
produced for staff
and partner
organisations.
SW TAN Manager’s
Meetings attended
Discussed by core team at the
away day on the 14 th December.
Decided that all advisors would
be contacted regarding this.
Visited
http://ws.textanywhere.net
and
http://www.reach2mobile.co.uk/.
Discussed by core team at the
away day on the 14 th December.
Christmas newsletter produced
and distributed end of
November.
There was one meeting this
quarter but it could not be
attended as it conflicted with the
core team’s meeting on 14 th
December
No
No
No
Yes To attend all
future meetings
and to receive
minutes from
missed meeting
7

Jan – Mar
2008 (Q4)
Source venues for
community groups
throughout the
county to commence
early 2008
To devise training for
advisors in group
work skills and
produce a group
pack.
Several venues for
community groups
set up to run in 2008
Group work skills
training pack created
and group training
day offered to stop
smoking community
staff
Activities planned
Include Smoking Cessation Brief
Intervention Training in Mandatory training
for all midwifes and health visitors
Launch Smoke Free Homes project
Secure funding for the Assist programme in
six schools in Cornwall
Organise Brief Intervention Training for
The following venues have been
set up to run from January
2008:
Saltash, Liskeard, Budehaven, St
Austell, Falmouth, Penzance,
Helston
Group work skills pack created in
early December and group
training day delivered on 18 th
December
Targets planned
Smoking Cessation Brief Intervention Training offered to all new
midwifes and health visitors.
No
No
Smoke Free Homes project launched.
Funding secured for six schools in the county
At least Brief Intervention Training for youth workers organised.
8

youth workers
To promote No Smoking Day with chosen
theme
Set up virtual alliance for tobacco control
work in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Attend EHO/Smokefree meetings
Attend SW Tobacco Alliance Network
meetings
Organise and facilitate specialist Advisors
meetings
To research how the Stop Smoking Service
can offer an effective service to migrant
workers
To continue to develop and deliver the
smoking LAA to improve the 12 month quit
rate through development of level III service
and to deliver specialised smoking cessation
in areas of highest deprivation.
Mental Health specialist to research Smoking
Cessation & Mental Health and attend
suitable training course
No Smoking Day event run.
Virtual alliance for tobacco control work in Cornwall and the Isles
of Scilly established.
Every month
Every two months
As appropriate
Contact at least 3 workplaces with known high levels of migrant
workers offering smoking cessation advice
Weekly community based Stop Smoking Clinics in highly deprived
areas run by Specialist Advisors.
Mental Health Lead to have attended training workshop on Mental
Health & Smoking Cessation
9

Attend a ‘Train the Trainer’ course for
Smoking Cessation & Mental Health
To offer brief intervention and smoking
cessation training to CPT and other Mental
Health and Learning Disabilities staff
To work with Cornwall Partnership Trust on
implementing the smoking legislation
To provide training for Stop Smoking Service
community staff
To provide training for Health Trainers and
Health Champions
Assess lost to contacts and undertake client
survey
Weight Matters Training pack designed and
created.
To provide input into the Health Promotion
Service training programme
To arrange regular review meetings with
Specialist midwives and Stop Smoking
Mental Health Lead to have attended ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop
on Mental Health & Smoking Cessation
Staff of at least three CPT residential settings offered brief
intervention and smoking cessation training
Letters sent to all CPT residential settings to ensure they are
aware of smoke free legislation due to be implemented in July
2008
Run at lest one training course for Stop Smoking Service
community staff
Contact and offer training for 4 Health Trainers and 4 Health
Champions.
Lost to contacts gauged and client survey completed.
Weight Matters Training pack completed
Meeting with a Health Promotion Service Manager regarding the
Health Promotion Service training programme.
Contact Specialist midwives and Stop Smoking Managers
regarding a timetable for review meetings
10

Managers
To review the pharmacy scheme and assess
if the scheme is rolled out county wide
To produce a quarterly newsletter for staff
and partner organisations (PCTs, local
authorities, Children Centres etc)
Attend the SW TAN Manager’s Meetings
To review data collection procedures to
ensure maximum reporting of activity,
including in general practice and PAMW
To run group sessions in a variety of
community settings throughout the Trusts
To review 2 day training manual
Revisit NHS Trust smoking cessation
programme
Meeting held with core team (and possibly others).
Quarterly newsletter produced for staff and partner organisations.
Attend at least one meeting to discuss SW TAN policy
Meeting held with core team (and possibly others) to review
current data collection procedures
At least 2 group sessions held in community settings throughout
the Trusts
Meeting held with core team (and possibly others) to discuss
manual.
Meeting held with core team (and possibly others) to discuss the
strategy to reinvigorate the NHS Trust smoking cessation
programme
11