The State Hospital, Carstairs

Organisation:  The State Hospital, Carstairs
Lead / Main Contact:  Stephen Milloy / Carol Ann Topping
Duration:  3 years (Oct 2004-Oct 2007)
Target Group:  Mental Health

Project Profile:
The State Hospital at Carstairs aimed to address smoking cessation in a structured manner, by monitoring and recording patients' smoking status; developing and delivering a smoking cessation programme and providing uniform advice to patients who smoke; and by providing smoking cessation education, in the form of Brief Advice and Specialist practitioner training for key staff members.