The conference was based on the Consumers' Association report "Children in Hospital" which investigated the extent to which hospitals have implemented DHSS recommendations since the Platt Report. Its aim was to develop the concept of change and in particular how staff with responsibility for children in a general hospital face ...
There are about 34,000 people resident in mental health facilities in England and Wales on any one day (Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection 2005) and many of them smoke. Most facilities allow smoking in a designated indoor area, thus exposing patients and staff to second-hand smoke. Smoking and exposure ...