Smoke Free Mental Health Services
Mental Health and Smoking - A Position Statement
The Faculty of Public Health together with other organisations have produced a Position Statement commenting on impact, implications and giving recommendations concerning people who smoke and have mental health issues.
To read this Position Statement follow this link.
Tobacco Control Collaborating Centre
The Tobacco Control Collaborating Centre (TCCC) was set up by the HDA in June 2004 with the overall aims of increasing knowledge and skills for tobacco control policy implementation and practice development among public health workers, and providing those working in the field of tobacco control with an authoritative source of advice, information and resources.
They currently publish two newsletters: 'Network News' and 'Smokefree Mental Health'. These newsletters can be downloaded below.
Network News
Smokefree Mental Health
Event Report
Smoking Cessation Support: Making it work for people with mental health problems
Centennial Centre
April 30th 2008
To access the presentations and the event evaluation please follow the links below:
- Programme - click here
- Welcome, introduction and background to the event - Presentation by CSIP West Midlands
- Sharing Experiences:
- Service User Experience - Service user stories
- NHS Stop Smoking Services perspective - Presentation by South Birmingham Stop Smoking Services and Birmingham East and North NHS Stop Smoking Services
- Demonstration Site One - Presentation by Coventry Stop Smoking Services and Warwickshire Stop Smoking Services
- Preparing for the Future - Presentation by Tobacco Control Collaborating Centre
- Demonstration Site Two - Presentation by South Staffs & Shropshire Foundation Trust/ Shropshire Help 2 Quit
- Mental Health Services Perspective - Presentation by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health trust
- Local Action Planning - What you said you would do
- Event Evaluation - click here
CSIP West Midlands
Smoke Free Mental Health Legislation and Support Programme
This is a 6 month programme of support for NHS, VCS and Private Mental Health service providers, as they prepare to meet their legal obligations for Smoke Free Mental Health services from the 1st July 2008 . A key outcome for the programme will be strengthened partnership working between Local Stop Smoking Services and Mental Health Service Providers. The programme of work is funded through the Department of Health and CSIP and will be co-ordinated by CSIP West Midlands.
CSIP West Midlands Smoke Free Mental Health Services and Support programme is being run in conjunction with the Tobacco Control Collaborating Centre and will also offer:
- Telephone and email help lines
- A quarterly mental health newsletter
- A resource and support pack on CD ROM
- An option to request a site visit from the TCCC to receive individual support and advice
- Training for Mental Health Service Staff to provide Level 2 smoking cessation and related mental health issues for smoking cessation staff
- Supporting 2 Demonstration Sites for improving delivery mechanisms for smoking cessation provision to mental health service clients
The first regional meeting was held on the 7th November at Edgbaston Cricket Ground.
To view the programme and access presentations for this day please click here
Smoke Free Law - Temporary Exception for Mental Health Units
You will be aware that from 1st of July 2007 virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces and work vehicles in England became smokefree.
Only a few premises will be exempt from the new smokefree law, and all exemptions are subject to strict conditions.
Until 1st July 2008 smoking may be allowed in a designated room for the use of patients aged 18 years or over in residential accommodation in a mental health unit.
To prepare for this change in the law CSIP West Midlands are running a support programme. Please see below for more details.
An Additional source of information can be found on the Public health page. This contains a link to the Regional Health and Well-being strategy which deals with smoke free issues in the chapter on the environment and health.
For more information on our Anti-stigma work, follow this link.