Smokefree Workplaces: Audit questionnaire

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Smokefree WorkplacesAudit questionnaire

• Diane Black
• Centre for Public Health-LJMU

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Background

• Aim
• To audit activity relating to smokefree
• workplaces already taking place across the
• North West.
• Methodology
• Postal questionnaire
• Directors of Public Health, Local Authority and
  Primary Care Trust tobacco leads in the North
  West Region.

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Results

• 39 organisations responded to the
• questionnaire (18 LA/21 PCTs)
• Main findings
• Staff employed to support smokefree workplaces.
• Promotion of smokefree workplaces
• Plans/resources available?
• Support required

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Results-staff employed

• Are there any staff within your organisation
  employed to support workplaces in becoming
  smokefree?

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Results-staff employed

• Hours spent on supporting workplaces?

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Results-promotion

• How do you promote your services to workplaces?

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Results-promotion

• Other suggestions
• Writing to businesses in the area
• Promotional events
• Through local businesses forums
• Posters
• Flyers
• Responding to requests

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Results-Plans
Are you planning to further develop or initiate a
programme of support prior to the implementation
of the legislation?

• Consultation with businesses
• PCT and LA partnerships
• Engaging with businesses
• Healthy workplace/smokefree awards
• Awareness campaign
• Linking with EHO inspections
• Development of resource pack

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Results-resources
Do you use a smokefree workplace support pack?

• Half of respondents used a workplace pack
• Other resources used
• Local PCT
• In house resources
• HSE
• Stop Smoking services
• CIEH
• ASH
• NHS
• GASP
• Roy Castle

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Results-Usefulness of resources?
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Extra support
What help would you find useful from a central
organisation such as the Regional Public Health
Team in supporting smokefree workplaces?

consistent approach
consistent messages
networking
opportunities examples of good practice
template resources
awareness raising

notification of achievements made by others
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Recommendations

• Sharing of resources
• Development of a consistent approach to support
  businesses
• Using good practice examples identified by the
  audit questionnaire

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Acknowledgements

• Smokefree North West
• Northwest ASH
• Centre for Public Health
• Respondents to the audit questionnaire

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Centre for Public HealthLiverpool John Moores
UniversityEmail d.black_at_ljmu.ac.ukTel 0151
231 4443
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