Smoking won't be allowed at healthcare facilities from Friday
Smoking will be banned on all health and social care sites on the Isle of Man from Friday.
It's Manx Care's final stage of introducing a smoke free policy and means that smoking will no longer be permitted anywhere on DHSC or Manx Care grounds.
The policy supports the Public Health initiative to provide healthy and safe environments for all, as well as helping to prevent avoidable smoking-related ill-health by encouraging people to quit smoking.
It is also a key milestone in the Smoke Free Isle of Man 2030 ambition; to reduce the number of people smoking to under 5% of our Island population.
Smoking will not be permitted anywhere but vaping will be permitted in outdoor areas but away from doorways, open windows and anywhere that may cause nuisance to others.
This will apply to staff, visitors, patients and residents at all sites.
Health and Social Care Minister Lawrie Hooper said the overall aim is not to stigmatise smokers but instead de-normalise smoking to prevent future generations from starting:
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