Journal of public health
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Journal of public health · Mar 2008
Antidepressant prescribing and changes in antidepressant poisoning mortality and suicide in England, 1993-2004.
In England, the impact of increased use of antidepressant medications is unclear. We examine associations between antidepressant use, suicide and antidepressant poisoning mortality, adjusted for important covariates. ⋯ In England, at a population level, there does not appear to be an association between antidepressant prescribing and antidepressant poisoning mortality or suicide.
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Journal of public health · Mar 2008
Achieving a smoke-free hospital: reported enforcement of smoke-free regulations by NHS health care staff.
In December 2006, all UK NHS trusts introduced smoke-free regulations prohibiting smoking on all NHS sites. These rules are to be enforced by all NHS trust staff. We have investigated the implementation of these regulations by health care workers when they encounter smokers on a NHS hospital site. ⋯ Most medical and nursing staff report that they do not enforce NHS smoke-free regulations and do not challenge smokers on NHS sites. This is due to many real and perceived barriers including fear of aggression. Overcoming these barriers is an important area of research to guide successful implementation of future smoking policy. There may be scope for improvement through training in NHS policy and in non-confrontational communication skills.