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

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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?

When I was visiting a relative in hospital, the person in the next bed would bed the hospital staff to get up and in to a wheelchair and take her outside so she could smoke.

It’s possible to be sad and pathetic and sick. In fact, anyone who is an addict is by definition sad and pathetic in my book. Pathetic meaning arousing pity. I’m sorry for anyone in a hospital so addicted to something that will probably kill them or shorten their lives.

I used to work in a hospital and have been a patient a few times.
I think it's desperately sad that people feel they have to do this. There should be a smoking room like they used to have or an internal courtyard / shelter so those who are patients can smoke.
Staff need to wait until their lunch break off the site or home time.

Last year I visited DH for around 6 weeks while he was having a major operation. One day a patient in his bed had been taken outside so he could have a smoke and the porter and patient both had a smoke. DH used to smoke and when I told him he could understand the patient and didn't see why the porter was not allowed either. I thought it was terrible but it made DH smile.

Many medical treatments require people to be non smokers - nothing illegal so imho make it medical treatments for non smokers only. Easy - stop smoking some weeks beforehand and for emergencies make it immediate nonsmoking. Visitors and staff banned from smoking on site as well.