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To be sick of seeing people smoking by no smoking signs by hospital entrances

130 replies

Jdot · 22/07/2025 07:42

Usually one of these is an in-patient - in hospital gown, PJs or dressing gown. Plus has at least one of these a drip attached on a drip castor holder, catheter on a stand or on show and a nasal cannula around neck. They look very pale and weak whilst using what energy they have to clutch a cig in their hands.

Then see hospital staff. Both medical staff in uniform and other staff in normal clothes. Know that they are staff by lanyards, ID passes.

The former are probably in hospital due to smoking. The latter should lead a better example by walking outside the grounds to smoke.

Do you think the NHS and their trusts should do something about this?

OP posts:
despairofbadscience · 22/07/2025 07:48

I was at a small private hospital recently and there were signs everywhere saying “no smoking on the grounds” and I saw it being enforced twice. They seemed to take it very seriously

ohpoowhatnow · 22/07/2025 07:48

Yes !! I got discharged from hospital last winter with pneumonia and pleurisy and had to walk through a thick cloud of cigarette smoke - nearly ended straight back inside!

244milesnorth · 22/07/2025 07:46

At the children’s hospital in my city you aren’t allowed to smoke anywhere near the buildings and there are a lots of signs saying don’t smoke here it’s very upsetting to the children and it seems to work - I’ve never seen anyone vaping / smoking anywhere near the hospital buildings/grounds

Mrsttcno1 · 22/07/2025 07:46

I have been thinking this recently as have been attending hospital more than usual due to pregnancy, I honestly don’t know why they even bother having the no smoking signs when both staff and patients are stood right beside them daily smoking.

Ddakji · 22/07/2025 07:45

Doubt they have the time or resources.

Sad, pathetic people who can’t even go a few yards further from the entrance.