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Develop internal support and show encouragement for staff wishing to go smokefree

How to achieve this:

 

Further Information:

Have relevant staff members trained in Very Brief Advice for Stopping Smoking:

  • Healthy Cornwall offer this training for free
  • Advertise these individuals to staff once completed so they know who to go for and what they can offer

Helpful Resources:

healthy cornwall staff member stood with stop smoking resources, text reads: healthy cornwall - very brief advice for stopping smoking training image of a cross over a cigarette, text reads: nhs better health - help others to quit smoking

Explore the option of creating an in-house smoking policy:

  • This could also be included in relevant health and safety policies
  • Do staff clock out for smoking breaks?
  • Could you supply funded Nicotine Replacement Therapies for those making quit attempts?
  • Stay up to date with new smoking legislation that could impact workplaces

Helpful Resources:

man smoking, text reads "gov.uk - smoking at work: the law" cigarette being stubbed out, text reads "ASH - smokefree legislation" woman putting on a patch, text reads "nhs better health - stop smoking aids/NRT" woman smoking at work desk, text reads "bhf health at work - quit smoking"

Management should show enthusiasm and encouragement to those making healthy changes to foster an environment of peer support and motivation:

  • Celebrate staff achievements if appropriate
  • Allow time to have stop smoking appointments with local advisors
  • Run in house campaigns/challenges/weekly groups/check-ins etc

Helpful Resources:

healthy cornwall staff member holding co2 breath test, text reads "healthy cornwall - stopping smoking" healthy cornwall staff member smiling behind a desk full of stop smoking resources, text reads "Healthy Cornwall - Current programmes"