New legislation which bans smoking within a 15-metre radius of NHS Lanarkshire hospital buildings is being welcomed by the health charity, ASH Scotland.
The Prohibition of Smoking Outside Hospital Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2022, comes into effect today (September 5) and has been introduced to protect people who don’t smoke from the harm of second-hand tobacco smoke, particularly within NHS healthcare settings.
It has also been introduced to ensure the NHS in Scotland is 'an exemplar in the promotion of good public health'.
