T 42 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Im a bit confused here. I've just been visiting at the Hallamsire Hospital. When you arrive there is a large sign proclaiming that the buildings and grounds of the hospital are smoke free. However 10 yards further along towards the main entrance there is a designated smoking shelter with buckets for the tab ends. What's that all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbysmith Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 shouldn't be allowed to smoke anywhere near a hospital! it's just wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox20thc Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 You see patients outside in wheelchairs and hooked up to drips in their dressing gowns smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 The Hospital Management know that if they ban smoking outright on the premises, people will still smoke there anyway, at least this way they're doing it in a controlled environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5315 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 my daughters leg pot came loose so took her to a+e at my local hospital. Whlie we were in the treatment room there was an elderly man in the next room who was on a ventilator and heart machine hanging on for that last breath. across the corridor was a man who had hurt his arm, this man while waiting for treatment went outside the a+e main entrance and went on to smoke a fag!!! What does it take to put a smoker off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T 42 Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 The Hospital Management know that if they ban smoking outright on the premises, people will still smoke there anyway, at least this way they're doing it in a controlled environment. Wouldn't a big sign saying that the hospital and entire hospital site were smoke free be rather a good indication that the hospital management have banned smoking outright on the premises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Wouldn't a big sign saying that the hospital and entire hospital site were smoke free be rather a good indication that the hospital management have banned smoking outright on the premises? Maybe the ban was because of a national policy for no smoking on public buildings grounds, and the smoking shelters were a local policy instituted by the hospital to overcome the problems with patients wanting to smoke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Maybe the ban was because of a national policy for no smoking on public buildings grounds, and the smoking shelters were a local policy instituted by the hospital to overcome the problems with patients wanting to smoke? It was. If smoking is banned completely, smokers will 'go underground' and start smoking in patient toilets and under bedclothes - so running the risk of setting the place on fire or causing other patients upset and discomfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Star Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 A hospital is where people go who are sick, or who are visiting the sick... Both can be stressful and distressing, and seeing as many adults smoke, many will want to spark up within the grounds (particularly if they are actually in hospital)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo77 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Im a bit confused here. I've just been visiting at the Hallamsire Hospital. When you arrive there is a large sign proclaiming that the buildings and grounds of the hospital are smoke free. However 10 yards further along towards the main entrance there is a designated smoking shelter with buckets for the tab ends. What's that all about. At least there is a shelter for them and they are using it. At Chesterfield hospital there's no smoking on the grounds and no shelter. Smokers just light up outside the main entrance so everyone has to walk through the smoke. People will smoke whether you like it or not. It's an addiction. Love them somewhere to do it out of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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