Cigarette ban in NHS grampian (even outdoors)

[Deleted]

And they have already banned e-cigs in doors so presumably the eejits will also ban e-cigs on site as well

heard it from a vaper this am

www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/318542/nhs-bans-smoking-at-north-east-hospitals/

That's going to cause a heap of probs in the psych wards LOL

[Richard46]

Smoking has been banned outside in hospitals around here (East London) for some time. No one takes any notice; or at least they where not the last time I was near one last year.
Realistically I am not sure what hospital authorities can do to enforce an outdoor ban anyway. They ask people to stop but that is about it.

[toots]

Oh right, so a patient can use nicorette spray with more chemicals in than an e-cig but an e-cig is banned

I can't see how they can impose an outdoor ban either, but there again they will do what they want.

[Pepperty]

tbh there's quite a few places now that ban e-cigs - I just defy them to work out when we stealth vape!


I remind myself that its far easier to have a sneaky vape than a sneaky smoke....and am still grateful its easy to manage it! The birth of my youngest ( 16 YEARS AGO) is still overshadowed by the horror of insomnia and finding out the ward was locked in after 11pm... longest 7 hours of my life that was!!

[Tom]

They have banned using ecigs indoors at my work and have said everyone must use the smoking shelters...

I visit the toilet cubicles rather more often than I used to now

[djs]

Removing smoking shelters to protect non-smokers.

Yep, that makes sense to me.

NOT.

Let's face it,most smokers are now going to wander off the 'site' to smoke. If that makes sense for poorly people in dressing gowns and slippers in the Scottish climate, then I am in need of collection to the loony bin.

[richo71]

I think the NHS have far bigger problems to deal with and consider without trying to police the external grounds on who is or who isn't vaping