University Hospital Southampton to Remove Smoking Shelters for Smoke-free Environment

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Dec.18.2023
University Hospital Southampton to Remove Smoking Shelters for Smoke-free Environment
University Hospital Southampton has confirmed plans to remove smoking shelters as part of its goal to become a smoke-free environment.

The latest update from Dailyecho confirms that University Hospital Southampton has officially announced plans to dismantle smoking shelters. As part of their initiative to create a smoke-free environment, the hospital has explicitly stated that they will soon commence the process of removing the designated smoking areas.

 

The Southampton University Hospital Trust Fund has announced that it has signed the NHS commitment to go smoke-free by April 2024.

 

The hospital spokesperson wrote on Facebook, "As we strive to become a smoke-free facility by April 2024, we will soon begin dismantling the designated smoking shelters within UHS premises.

 

Our tobacco dependence team is providing support to hospitalized patients who smoke. They are able to prescribe nicotine replacement therapy and other smoking cessation aids.

 

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