Open AccessSmoke free site and service awareness amongst hospital staff: a survey in an acute cancer centre
Author(s) -
Peter Mackereth,
Paula Maycock,
Linda Orrett
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of hospital administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-7008
pISSN - 1927-6990
DOI - 10.5430/jha.v4n2p43
Subject(s) - smoking cessation , medicine , family medicine , quit smoking , questionnaire , service (business) , nursing , social science , pathology , sociology , economy , economics
The purpose of our survey was to identify the awareness of the smoking cessation policy and smoking habits of staff within the hospital. Hospital employees were asked to complete a short questionnaire on their awareness of the smoking cessation policy and their smoking habits. A total of 325 members of staff completed the questionnaires. 99% of respondents were aware of the hospital site being smoke free. There was less awareness around smoking cessation services for staff, patients and caregivers. There were 23 current smokers, of which 12 expressed interest in stopping smoking. The sample was 13% of the total workplace and our plans are to promote and repeat the survey in 2015.