ASH Scotland
Working for a tobacco-free Scotland
You are here: Home » Projects » 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.