David French, the chief executive officer, chair Jenni Douglas-Todd and chief medical officer Paul Grundy signed the national pledge committing the Trust to be smoke-free by April 2024.
Coinciding with Stoptober, the national public health campaign aimed at encouraging smokers to quit, the organisation will begin implementing a series of measures so that patients, staff and visitors do not smoke whilst on UHS sites and have the support they need to live smoke-free lives.
There are around 500,000 hospital admissions in the UK each year that are linked to smoking – with smokers 36 per cent more likely to be admitted than non-smokers.
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