Smoke Free North West is an initiative to support partnerships of individuals and voluntary and statutory organisations who aim to reduce the prevalence of smoking and make North West public places and workplaces smoke-free. It is led by the Regional Tobacco Policy Manager based in the Department of Health at Government Office for the North West.

A Smoke Free North West Task Force oversees the work of three North West Tobacco Alliances who strengthen the implementation of regional and national  tobacco control plans with organisations at a local level:-

• Cheshire and Merseyside Tobacco Alliance
• Greater Manchester Tobacco Alliance
• Smokefree Cumbria and Lancashire Partnership

There are links with other agencies that are actively participating in tobacco control and improving health including Trading Standards North West, Heart of Mersey and North West Action on Smoking and Health (NW ASH).

There are also two regional networks focusing on the introduction of smokefree settings in mental health care services and in prisons.  Smokefree North West also includes networks of tobacco leads in each of the 24 Primary Care Trusts and 46 Local Authorities across the Region.

NHS North West (Strategic Health Authority) works within the Smoke Free North West programme to support the development of the performance of NHS Stop Smoking Services across the region.

The resources shown below are regional based resources, to filter for area specific resources please click on the map to the right.  For a list of Smoke Free North West contacts then click here. If you would like to become a member of Smoke Free North West then please e-mail Sue Peters with your details. Alternatively, if you are already registered and have lost your password then please e-mail Neil Potter.