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.