NHS Trust to have smoke free premises

The NHS Trust which provides the county's specialist mental health and learning disabilities services will become a completely smoke free organisation at the end of June.

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Jun 2016, 13:37 BST

Updated 2nd Jun 2016, 15:38 BST

Patients and visitors will no longer be able to smoke tobacco products at any Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) site, in a bid to tackle the smoking culture in mental health services across the country.

Smoking is currently permitted within designated areas of the Trust, but will cease with effect from June 28.

The move is based on National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, which recommend that all hospital sites, including mental health hospitals, should be completely smoke free.

E-cigarettes and vaping will be permitted within outdoor areas.