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No smoking in this hospital/PCT
Andrew Molyneux
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Powerpoint presentation
Abstract
The White Paper on Public Health states that all NHS buildings
must be Smoke-Free by the end of 2006. What does 'Smoke-Free'
mean, and how can you get there?
This session aims to present the evidence and rationale
for Smoke-Free policies in the NHS, and will be aimed
and smoking cessation and public health professionals,
health professionals working in both Secondary and Primary
Care, and managers working in the NHS. It will include
a background on the effects of smoking in the workplace
upon non-smokers and the impact upon the NHS, the evidence
for the benefits of Smoke-Free policies, an approach to
developing and starting Smoke-Free policies in your Trust,
and will include a review of the latest HDA guidance on
Smoke-Free policies in the NHS.
Biography
Andrew Molyneux is a consultant chest physician working
in a large DGH, and has been involved in setting up and
launching a Smoke-Free policy and Stop Smoking service
in his hospital in the last year, as well as having a
longer research interest in smoking cessation in hospitals.
He will aim to give practical advice on going Smoke-Free,
and will share his experiences of the process. His presentation
will lead into a talk from Scarborough on their experiences
of Smoke-Free policies. Finally, there will be a Question
and Answer session to allow others to share their experiences
and problems, and hopefully find some solutions to this
important issue.
Andrew Molyneux
Consultant Physician, Kings Mill Hospital
andrew.molyneux@sfh-tr.nhs.uk
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