How to Implement “HSE Tobacco Free Campus Policy” Tobacco Free Campus Implementation Guidance Document

摘要

FOREWORD: The Healthy Ireland Survey (2015) reported a smoking prevalence of 23%, 19% (daily smoking) and a furtherud4% reporting to be occasional smokers. National policy, Tobacco Free Ireland, has set a target of less than 5%udsmoking prevalence by 2025. To achieve this in excess of 50,000 smokers will have to quit each year for theudnext ten years. Implementation of the HSE Tobacco Free Campus policy across all services and settings willudbe one of a number of key contributing factors in achievement of this goal.udIn order to implement national policy objectives contained within ‘Healthy Ireland’, ‘Tobacco Free Ireland’udand the ‘HSE Tobacco Control Programme’ and to protect staff, service users and visitors from the harmfuludeffects of tobacco smoke, the HSE has adopted an official corporate tobacco free campus policy. The policyudhas two clear aims:ud1. To treat tobacco addiction as a health care issueud2. To denormalise tobacco use in all healthcare services and settingsudThe HSE Tobacco Free Campus policy underwent extensive internal (with senior management and staff inudall divisions) and external consultation (Joint Council of Unions and patient advocate groups e.g. through theudVision for Change Mental Health forum) in 2011 and was adopted as an official policy by the Director Generaludand the HSE management team in 2012.udThe policy is based on international best practice and is in line with the ENSH global Network of TobaccoudFree Health Services Model. Visit www.ENSH.org.udExperience demonstrates that the successful implementation of Tobacco Free Campus policy requires audsystematic approach and the proactive support of service managers at all levels. To assist in the smoothudimplementation and ongoing management of this policy across all services and settings this implementationudguide with supporting tools has been developed using the up-dated ENSH-Global Network for Tobacco FreeudHealth Care Services standards 2015. The document is divided into eight sections with supporting tools basedudon the standards listed below:udStandard 1 – Governance and CommitmentudStandard 2 – CommunicationudStandard 3 – Education and TrainingudStandard 4 – Identification, Diagnosis and Tobacco Cessation SupportudStandard 5 – Tobacco-Free EnvironmentudStandard 6 – Healthy WorkplaceudStandard 7 – Community EngagementudStandard 8 – Monitoring and EvaluationudThe sample tools included have been developed by services that have already successfully implemented theudpolicy and is intended to minimise the work involved for individuals or groups charged with implementingudthe policy in local settings. The tools will further assist in ensuring a consistent approach to tobaccoudmanagement in all healthcare services and settings.