Tobacco-free campuses – a pipe dream? A survey of current smoking cessation practice in mental health units in Ireland
Aims and method Smoking and vaping are prohibited on Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) campuses. The HSE states that there is no evidence to suggest vaping is less damaging than cigarettes. Recent meta-analyses have shown that e-cigarettes are in fact less dangerous and can help smokers...
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Cambridge University Press
2024-06-01
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Smoking and vaping are prohibited on Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) campuses. The HSE states that there is no evidence to suggest vaping is less damaging than cigarettes. Recent meta-analyses have shown that e-cigarettes are in fact less dangerous and can help smokers quit. Our study analyses the current smoking policies in place in mental health ‘approved centres’ in Ireland, what is being done to help smokers quit while in-patients and the level of support among staff for the introduction of e-cigarettes as a harm reduction tool. Clinical nurse managers from each mental health approved centre were surveyed to assess adherence to smoking policies.
Results
Only 5% of surveyed units enforce the HSE's Tobacco Free Campus Policy; 55% of units supported the idea of using e-cigarettes to help patients quit cigarettes.
Clinical implications
Ireland's hospital campuses are not tobacco free. Changes need to be made to our smoking policies and their enforcement.
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e3f1321ff3842afb37fb946507a3b612024-05-28T00:08:16ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Bulletin2056-46942056-47082024-06-014815816210.1192/bjb.2023.50Tobacco-free campuses – a pipe dream? A survey of current smoking cessation practice in mental health units in IrelandColm Harrington0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9540-3640Elaine Walsh1National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland University Hospital Galway, Galway, IrelandMayo University Hospital, Castlebar, IrelandAims and method Smoking and vaping are prohibited on Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) campuses. The HSE states that there is no evidence to suggest vaping is less damaging than cigarettes. Recent meta-analyses have shown that e-cigarettes are in fact less dangerous and can help smokers quit. Our study analyses the current smoking policies in place in mental health ‘approved centres’ in Ireland, what is being done to help smokers quit while in-patients and the level of support among staff for the introduction of e-cigarettes as a harm reduction tool. Clinical nurse managers from each mental health approved centre were surveyed to assess adherence to smoking policies. Results Only 5% of surveyed units enforce the HSE's Tobacco Free Campus Policy; 55% of units supported the idea of using e-cigarettes to help patients quit cigarettes. Clinical implications Ireland's hospital campuses are not tobacco free. Changes need to be made to our smoking policies and their enforcement. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469423000505/type/journal_articleTobacco-free hospital campuse-cigarettesmokingaddictionvaping |
| spellingShingle | Colm Harrington Elaine Walsh Tobacco-free campuses – a pipe dream? A survey of current smoking cessation practice in mental health units in Ireland BJPsych Bulletin Tobacco-free hospital campus e-cigarette smoking addiction vaping |
| title | Tobacco-free campuses – a pipe dream? A survey of current smoking cessation practice in mental health units in Ireland |
| title_full | Tobacco-free campuses – a pipe dream? A survey of current smoking cessation practice in mental health units in Ireland |
| title_fullStr | Tobacco-free campuses – a pipe dream? A survey of current smoking cessation practice in mental health units in Ireland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tobacco-free campuses – a pipe dream? A survey of current smoking cessation practice in mental health units in Ireland |
| title_short | Tobacco-free campuses – a pipe dream? A survey of current smoking cessation practice in mental health units in Ireland |
| title_sort | tobacco free campuses a pipe dream a survey of current smoking cessation practice in mental health units in ireland |
| topic | Tobacco-free hospital campus e-cigarette smoking addiction vaping |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469423000505/type/journal_article |
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