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Councillor Graham Oakes proposed the
recommendations, which were seconded by Councillor Dawn Denton.
 
Having been duly proposed and seconded, the
Council Resolved to endorse the following:-
Policy and Leadership

1.   
System leaders from across sectors to show commitment to tobacco
work. The Somerset Board and constituent organisations should
commit to a refreshed Local Declaration on Tobacco Control,
including a commitment to not work with tobacco companies.

2.   
Support to Trading Standards to enforce the new tobacco and vaping
legislation.

3.   
Development of a Somerset system-wide set of performance measures
for progress against our target of 45,000 people quitting by
2030.
Organisations and institutions

4.   
Support local workplaces to develop smoke-free policies that
adhered to smoke-free legislation, public sector organisations in
Somerset should be exemplar employers.

5.   
Specific commitment across our health services to develop stop
smoking services at hospital sites. 100% of patients should be
asked if they smoke and offered support to stop.

6.   
100% of pregnant women and partners should be screened using carbon
monoxide monitors at booking and throughout pregnancy and provided
with appropriate support.

7.   
Support schools, hospitals and care infrastructure to develop and
embed clear policies for smoking and vaping.
Communities and individuals

8.   
Launch new, fresh communication and training campaigns that took a
compassionate approach to smoking, supporting front line workers
and members of our communities to have non-judgmental Very Brief
Advice conversations about stopping smoking at every opportunity
and signpost to support.

9.   
Strong engagement with people in Somerset to develop a new
Somerset-wide action plan which developed services to meet the
needs of people to stop smoking and protected people from
second-hand smoke and smoking-related behaviour.

10.Focus our support on
groups with the highest rates of smoking, use behavioural science
research to understand what would work best to help them to stop
smoking as well as to create supportive Smokefree environments that
prevent starting.