Decision details

The Board will be presented with the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Tobacco Control Strategy. The strategy sets out approaches to reduce the smoking prevalence in the Borough and keys aspects of Tobacco control by preventing people from becoming smokers and protecting everyone from tobacco related harms.  The report has been written in accordance to the aims & objectives of national Tobacco Control Strategy.

The Board will be asked to agree the Borough’s Tobacco Control Strategy.

The Board:

(i)  Approved the Tobacco Control Strategy and the key priorities identified, as set out at Appendix A to the report;

(ii)  Agreed to receive a six-monthly progress reports on the implementation of the Tobacco Control Strategy;

(iii)  Requested partners to actively engage in a refreshed Tobacco Control Alliance; and

(iv)  Suggested that it would wish to see:

(a)  All health sites and GP surgeries encouraged to have signs asking people to not smoke in the entrances and that partners discourage individuals from leaving hospital wards to smoke.

(b)  The significantly higher risks of shisha pipe usage is highlighted, particularly in the communities where it is traditionally been used.