Petition Criminalise smoking on NHS hospital grounds

This petition urges the UK Government to introduce legislation to ban smoking on all NHS hospital grounds across the country.

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Give police the power to arrest and charge people who have contravened the ban.

Smoking near healthcare facilities poses serious health risks to patients, visitors, and healthcare workers.

NHS hospitals strive to be smoke-free zones, but we believe current efforts to enforce this via signage and security patrols are ineffective.

We think making smoking on NHS hospital grounds a criminal offence is the most effective way to combat this deeply concerning issue.

Smoking on hospital grounds is harmful and undermines efforts to protect public health.

This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website

36 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 36 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 30 May 2024
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