NHS Tayside has a strict no smoking policy which makes all premises and grounds smoke free.
Legislation introduced by the Scottish Government extends the ban on smoking indoors to a 15 metre perimeter outside hospital buildings. This means that anyone smoking with 15 metres of a hospital can face a fixed penalty notice of £50 or a fine of up to £1000 if taken to court. The legislation is enforced by local authority environmental health officers.
NHS Tayside asks everyone to support our no smoking policy and work in partnership with us to improve the health of the public.
Support while in Hospital
Support is available to patients, visitors and staff to stop or refrain from smoking while on NHS sites.
Support for patients being admitted to hospital
Patients who are current smokers can be provided with support and treatment for tobacco addiction as soon as they are admitted to hospital.
Evidence shows that this helps keep patients comfortable and focused on their clinical treatment during their hospital stay.
The Tobacco Addiction Prescribing Guidance is a clinical pathway that provides NRT for inpatients to manage nicotine withdrawal and to increase quit attempt success.
Before Admission
Patients attending hospital pre-assessment clinics will be given information about the No Smoking Policy and the therapeutic benefits of abstaining from smoking during their stay in hospital. They will be signposted to community pharmacy for further stop smoking advice and support. Smokers are four times more likely to succeed in stopping smoking if they have support.
Support for outpatients
Patients attending an outpatient appointment will be asked if they smoke as part of their assessment and information can be provided on the wide range of local support available to help them stop smoking or refrain from smoking while on hospital sites.
Evidence shows that this helps keep patients comfortable and focused on their clinical treatment during their hospital stay.
The Tobacco Addiction Prescribing Guidance is a clinical pathway that provides NRT for inpatients to manage nicotine withdrawal and to increase quit attempt success.
Before Admission
Patients attending hospital pre-assessment clinics will be given information about the No Smoking Policy and the therapeutic benefits of abstaining from smoking during their stay in hospital. They will be signposted to community pharmacy for further stop smoking advice and support. Smokers are four times more likely to succeed in stopping smoking if they have support.
Support for outpatients
Patients attending an outpatient appointment will be asked if they smoke as part of their assessment and information can be provided on the wide range of local support available to help them stop smoking or refrain from smoking while on hospital sites.
Quit Your Way Tayside
Quit Your Way Tayside is a FREE smoking cessation support service delivered through local pharmacies.
Pharmacy staff will assist in the development of a smoking cessation plan and will provide treatment and behavioural support through the quit journey.
Community pharmacies across Tayside offer up to 12-weeks of one-to-one support. These personal sessions can double the chances of a patient successfully quitting smoking – visit the Pharmacy section on this webpage to find a community pharmacy in your local area.
You can also access the NHS Tayside Quit Your Way Helpline by calling 01382 424127
(24-hour answerphone but is also manned between 9.30am to 5.30pm, Monday-Friday)
Pharmacy staff will assist in the development of a smoking cessation plan and will provide treatment and behavioural support through the quit journey.
Community pharmacies across Tayside offer up to 12-weeks of one-to-one support. These personal sessions can double the chances of a patient successfully quitting smoking – visit the Pharmacy section on this webpage to find a community pharmacy in your local area.
You can also access the NHS Tayside Quit Your Way Helpline by calling 01382 424127
(24-hour answerphone but is also manned between 9.30am to 5.30pm, Monday-Friday)
