Open AccessAchieving a smoke-free hospital: reported enforcement of smoke-free regulations by NHS health care staff
Author(s) -
Michael M. Shipley,
Richard J. N. Allcock
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdn004
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing , health care , nursing staff , enforcement , medical emergency , family medicine , political science , law , economics , economic growth
In December 2006, all UK NHS trusts introduced smoke-free regulations prohibiting smoking on all NHS sites. These rules are to be enforced by all NHS trust staff. We have investigated the implementation of these regulations by health care workers when they encounter smokers on a NHS hospital site.
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