
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wolfenden, Luke 
A1  - Freund, Megan 
A1  - Campbell, Elizabeth 
A1  - Wiggers, John 
A1  - Paul, Christine 
A1  - Mitchell, Elayne 
T1  - Managing nicotine dependence in NSW hospital patients
JF  - New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
JO  - NSW Public Health Bull.
Y1  - 2004
VL  - 15
IS  - 6
SP  - 98
EP  - 101
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/NB04023 
N2  - In recognition of the adverse consequences of tobacco use on patient health, the financial burden of smoking on the health care system, and the role of health services in the treatment of tobacco users (to enable their cessation of smoking), the NSW Department of Health has implemented a number of smoking cessation initiatives in recent years. Among these are the 1999 NSW Smokefree Workplace Policy, which requires all area health service facilities and campuses to become smoke-free,  and the development and release of the Guide for the Management of Nicotine Dependent Inpatients in 2002.  This article describes the implications of the NSW Smokefree Workplace Policy on hospitals and discusses the development and utility of the Guide in the context of the ongoing challenge of improving care for inpatients who are dependent on nicotine. 
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