Clean break.
March 8 is No Smoking Day. Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust feels like a different place since a smoking ban was introduced last year. Nurses and others who wanted help to quit found support right on their doorstep. The NHS must be smoke free by the end of 2006. At Aintree there was a 60-day 'countdown' to becoming smoke free. Staff were given countdown calendars and other reminders. Smoking cessation advice was available to staff at different times of day. Patients were offered nicotine replacement therapy if they were unable to quit.
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