Smokefree Mental Health Services SSS Network April 27th 2006 Jude Stansfield Public Mental Health Le

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Smokefree Mental Health ServicesSSS Network
April 27th 2006Jude StansfieldPublic Mental
Health Lead
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SFMHS Network

• SFMHS Summit December 2005
• All nine MH Trusts were present
• Acknowledged current work
• Opportunity for team planning
• Very positive feedback
• Call for a Network
• www.nimhenorthwest.org.uk/Smokefree
• Aims of first Network meeting
• To share practice and progress across Trusts and
  develop a supportive network,
• To explore key challenges and solutions to
  becoming smoke free, and
• To agree actions for regional collaboration.

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Network Action

• Regional position statement signed by all MH
  Trusts
• Produce staff attitude questionnaire
• Produce guidelines on case by case exemption
• Explore development and dissemination of
  plain-english information for patients, staff and
  visitors using FAQs, evidence etc.
• Further explore human rights aspects
• Link with others doing similar work

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Key lessons from practice

• Trusts to have a steering group including all
  disciplines, as detailed in HDA guidance.
• Steering group to include patient representation
  with clear mechanisms for involvement and
  consultation.
• May be useful to separate policy into two staff
  and patients.
• Training of all Trust staff in level 1 smoking
  cessation and of specific staff in Tier 2.
• Close links needed between MH Trust smoking
  cessation and PCT service.
• Conducting a staff and patient questionnaire to
  baseline attitudes, knowledge and behaviour.
• Policy to include on-site sales of tobacco.
• Implementation of policy is based on incremental
  changes to culture and practice a process of
  change.
• Case by case exemption of patients is
  recommended.