CP28 Nicotine Management Policy
Target Audience
All clinical staff
Purpose
The policy is concerned with providing a safe, smoke-free environment and health promotion for service users and staff. It supports service users and staff who don’t wish to stop smoking in preventing harm to others from second hand smoke and in managing their nicotine dependency symptoms whilst in trust premises and grounds. The policy also supports service users and staff who do wish to stop smoking to access appropriate stop smoking services.
Origin
Lead executive
Director of Nursing Therapies Patient Partnership
Authors details
Clinical Service Manager (CSM) AMH West
Policy dates & history
Implementation Date
01 March 2015
Approval Meeting
Patient Safety and Effectiveness Sub Committee