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Hospital smoking policies: examples of good practice? From Amanda Amos (University of Edinburgh Medical School, Scotland).
Author(s) -
Amos Amanda
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb03095.x
Subject(s) - quit smoking , nursing , medicine , public relations , medical education , family medicine , smoking cessation , political science , pathology
Health services should be taking a lead in implementing smoking policies which promote smoke‐free environments for patients, visitors and staff, and ensure that patients and staff are provided with information and advice about smoking and how to give it up. Yet the evidence suggests that the implementation of such policies is patchy, particularly in countries where there are high smoking rates amongst health workers, including doctors. This article discusses, in the light of experience from Spain and the UK, some of the factors which are important in determining the success of such programmes. It is argued that such programmes will be of benefit to the future health of both patients and staff.