What you think: smoking ban on hospital grounds

Aug 20 2008 Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser

THE Advertiser asked some people in Coatbridge what they thought about the decision to ban smoking from the grounds of Monklands Hospital. Here’s what they had to say:

Lea Gribben, of Old Monklands, Coatbridge, said: ‘‘I don’t smoke myself but I think this decision is quite poor and it is taking things too far.’’

Michelle Helly, from Old Monklands, Coatbridge, said: ‘‘I think this is a bad idea. Especially when some folk can get quite low in a hospital and they like to go outside and have a cigarette.’’

Leanne Speirs, from Airdrie, said: ‘‘I used to work at Monklands and you did get patients that smoked in their rooms but there should be a room, or an area, for them to go and smoke.’’

William Stevenson, from Shawhead, Coatbridge, said: ‘‘I think it is a great idea. I am a smoker myself but it is of real benefit to others.’’