Agenda item

Reduce Smoking Project Proposal

Minutes:

The North East Area Council Manager introduced this item, seeking approval to take forward a ‘Reduce Smoking’ initiative.  It was explained that smoking prevalence in some of the North East Area Council wards is amongst the highest in Barnsley.  The population of the North East Area Council is 45,679 which equates to around 11,968 smokers across the 4 electoral wards.

 

Barnsley Council commissions a stop smoking service, with the contract held by SWYFT.  This service has recently been revised to focus on more targeted interventions as a result of new national public health guidance.  This presents the North East Area Council with an opportunity to commission a ‘Stop Smoking’ specialist at a cost of approximately £25 - £30,000 per annum to carry out targeted work in the communities of the North East Area Council to reduce smoking prevalence rates and bring about a social return on investment in terms of improved health across all age groups. 

 

RESOLVED that

 

(i)            the Reduce Smoking initiative be supported in principal at an approximate cost of £25-£30,000 and that

 

(ii)          A Steering Group consisting of Cllrs Sheard, Ennis, Clements and C Wraith be formed to explore options to take this initiative forward.

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