SETPublications - Information Guide

What does Smoke Free mean?

Smoking or using e-cigarettes will not be permitted anywhere on South Eastern

HSC Trust sites including buildings, entrances, exits, grounds, car parks and all

vehicles.

Who does this apply to?

This applies to everyone using South Eastern HSC Trust facilities and services,

patients, employees, contractors, visitor, volunteers and members of the public.

What help is available for patients who wish to quit

smoking?

For more information please contact the Trust's Stop Smoking Service:

Alternatively you can contact your GP or local pharmacy.

What happens if a patient smokes on a South Eastern HSC

Trust site?

We would ask that all patients comply with the Smoke Free policy.

Patients smoking on Trust sites may be approached by a South Eastern HSC

Trust employee who will draw their attention to the 'No Smoking' signs and

explain that the Trust has a Smoke Free policy to ensure a healthy and safe

environment for everyone. The employee will then ask the patient not to smoke

and provide them with an information card. This information card explains why

the Trust is now Smoke Free and how the patient can access Stop Smoking

Support.

Where a patient is advised not to leave the ward or department and chooses to

do so in order to smoke, this will be recorded in patient notes.

If a patient becomes aggressive or abusive towards any member of staff, the

incident will be recorded and managed in accordance with the Trust Policy on

the Management of Violence and Aggression.

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