§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
What hospitals in Northern Ireland have a total smoking ban; which have a partial ban; and which have no ban at all. [HL2820]
§ Baroness AmosThe information requested is provided in the table below:
Hospital Policy Details Altnagelvin No smoking Designated smoking areas provided. Also smoking cessation support provided for patients and staff Antrim Area No smoking Total ban Belfast City No smoking Designated smoking areas provided. Available for selected groups only, eg mental health patients Causeway No smoking Designated smoking area provided. Available for psychiatric patients only Craigavon Area No smoking Designated smoking areas provided Daisy Hill No smoking Designated smoking area provided (outside the main hospital building) Downe No smoking Total ban Erne No smoking Designated smoking area provided Green Park No smoking Designated smoking areas provided. Smoking cessation support provided for staff and advice on stopping smoking given to patients at pre-operative assessment and outpatient clinics Lagan Valley No smoking Total ban Mater Infirmorum No smoking Controlled access designated smoking areas provided. Smoking cessation support provided to staff and patients Mid-Ulster No smoking Total ban Royal Group No smoking Designated smoking areas provided Tyrone County No smoking Designated smoking area provided Ulster No smoking Currently smoking areas provided. To cease from January 2005