Only a small one:
Health bosses have announced they are planning to install controversial smoking shelters at the James Paget Hospital despite it being a smoke free site for more than seven years.
There are predictable exclamations of outrage from the normal culprits plus, a new entrant to the nannying fussbucket ranks, Unison:
And Unison, which represents thousands of NHS workers, thought health bosses had more opportunity to address the problem rather than just installing shelters.
Jeff Keighley, Unison regional director, said: “Three quarters of smokers want to quit when asked and I would expect this to be higher in health professionals and hospital workers.
So much for looking after the workers!
There's a poll on the idea with the article too.
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3 comments:
Working in a University that runs Nursing courses, I'd say student nurses are by far the heaviest smoking group on campus.
So much for Unison standing up for their members' rights - especially since at least two nurses have been murdered and at least one raped (just the ones I can remember!) as a result of hospital smoking bans forcing them to go to unsafe locations.
People like Unison and ASH do not speak for smokers! NOT IN MY NAME!!
I am fed of these cranks making decisions for me.
I don't trust the 75% claim. Depends on which smokers they asked. And what questions - I'd imagine a great many actually want to quit because they're being taxed to buggery. Remember, making tobacco unaffordable is a crucial strategy. It's tobacco control's way of 'making it easier'. Of course, the less well paid are hit hardest.
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