According to Robinson and Potts (2014) it is highly prevalent among people who suffer from mental illness and is exacerbated by health inequalities. It costs the NHS approximately £720 million a year to treat smoking related diseases in sufferers of mental disorders. In additional, it increases the risk of mental health problem and suicide amongst mental health patients (Malone et al, 2003). Conversely, following cessation, patients’ anxiety levels are reduced and mood significantly improved including their physical health as stated by Parrott (2006), Robson and Potts (2014). To facilitate patient awareness, the team liaised with the smoking cessation lead to organise a session for the patients. Sullivan and Decker (2009) advocates for patient involvement and this was fostered through regular updates from community meetings, posters were developed and displayed on the ward specifying the date, time venue and speakers of the session. Similar updates were sent to staffs through emails, mentioned during staff handover, meetings with minutes recorded by the ward
According to Robinson and Potts (2014) it is highly prevalent among people who suffer from mental illness and is exacerbated by health inequalities. It costs the NHS approximately £720 million a year to treat smoking related diseases in sufferers of mental disorders. In additional, it increases the risk of mental health problem and suicide amongst mental health patients (Malone et al, 2003). Conversely, following cessation, patients’ anxiety levels are reduced and mood significantly improved including their physical health as stated by Parrott (2006), Robson and Potts (2014). To facilitate patient awareness, the team liaised with the smoking cessation lead to organise a session for the patients. Sullivan and Decker (2009) advocates for patient involvement and this was fostered through regular updates from community meetings, posters were developed and displayed on the ward specifying the date, time venue and speakers of the session. Similar updates were sent to staffs through emails, mentioned during staff handover, meetings with minutes recorded by the ward