CNWL Smoking Survey
1. Introduction
1.1. This Briefing Paper provides an analysis of the results of the survey of patients admitted to adult acute and PICU inpatient services. This is to understand their views following the implementation of a smoking ban in hospital environments through the Smoke Free policy in response to government legislation (Health Act 2006). The Care Quality Commission requires that all Trusts will promote good health for their service users, staff and visitors by providing a smoke free environment. The survey was conducted in April 2010 by a trained team of CNWL service users.
2. Background
2.1 The Trust has successfully implemented no smoking in all inpatient buildings and various reports to the Board have been presented with …show more content…
This is the first time since the smoke free legislation has been implemented that patients have been formally asked about their views.
2.3 The aim of this pilot survey was to find out the understanding of patients about the no smoking rules and how this has affected the patients’ experience of being on the ward, and whether they had noticed any impact of the policy on the ward …show more content…
The team of service user interviewers visited the wards and offered the opportunity to all patients on the ward to take part in the survey. Completed questionnaires were returned to the Clinical Audit Department for analysis. A service user on work experience placement in the Patient & Public Involvement Team has also been involved in processing and analysing the data.
3.3 A total of 142 patients completed the smoking questionnaire. Of these:
52% were White
20% Black
15% Asian
8% were of mixed ethnicity
45 came from other ethnic groups
In addition, of the total number of patients surveyed:
• 21% of these were between 18 - 25 years old
• 22% between 26 – 35 years old
• 31% between 36 - 50 years old
• 27% were 50 years old and over
• 64% of the total patients surveyed were male
• 36% were female
• 20% of patients considered themselves as having a mental disability
• 17% a physical disability
• 50% of patients that completed the questionnaire identified themselves as smokers
1.1. This Briefing Paper provides an analysis of the results of the survey of patients admitted to adult acute and PICU inpatient services. This is to understand their views following the implementation of a smoking ban in hospital environments through the Smoke Free policy in response to government legislation (Health Act 2006). The Care Quality Commission requires that all Trusts will promote good health for their service users, staff and visitors by providing a smoke free environment. The survey was conducted in April 2010 by a trained team of CNWL service users.
2. Background
2.1 The Trust has successfully implemented no smoking in all inpatient buildings and various reports to the Board have been presented with …show more content…
This is the first time since the smoke free legislation has been implemented that patients have been formally asked about their views.
2.3 The aim of this pilot survey was to find out the understanding of patients about the no smoking rules and how this has affected the patients’ experience of being on the ward, and whether they had noticed any impact of the policy on the ward …show more content…
The team of service user interviewers visited the wards and offered the opportunity to all patients on the ward to take part in the survey. Completed questionnaires were returned to the Clinical Audit Department for analysis. A service user on work experience placement in the Patient & Public Involvement Team has also been involved in processing and analysing the data.
3.3 A total of 142 patients completed the smoking questionnaire. Of these:
52% were White
20% Black
15% Asian
8% were of mixed ethnicity
45 came from other ethnic groups
In addition, of the total number of patients surveyed:
• 21% of these were between 18 - 25 years old
• 22% between 26 – 35 years old
• 31% between 36 - 50 years old
• 27% were 50 years old and over
• 64% of the total patients surveyed were male
• 36% were female
• 20% of patients considered themselves as having a mental disability
• 17% a physical disability
• 50% of patients that completed the questionnaire identified themselves as smokers