Share your views on smoking on our Campus
Employers on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus have launched a survey to understand your views on smoking, with a view to creating a single set of rules around smoking and vaping for the whole site.
The Campus is Cambridge’s biggest employment site, where over 22,000 people work and more than 40,000 visit every day across its hospitals and research organisations. Each organisation on the Campus is responsible for setting and enforcing its own rules on smoking; Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the biggest employer on the Campus, implemented a smoke-free policy in January 2014, prohibiting smoking or vaping inside any of the Trust’s buildings and on the hospital grounds. Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has also been smoke-free since moving to the Campus in 2019. Others have less defined policies, which can make enforcing them difficult.
Smoking is a leading cause of preventable death in England. It is linked to diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and respiratory conditions – for both smokers and those exposed to second-hand smoke.
Any conversation about smoking also needs to acknowledge that many people smoke due to addiction, stress, or other social factors.
That’s why the survey has been launched to understand different perspectives on what the rules should be on smoking across the site. The project is run by CBC Limited, a non-profit partnership of the health, research, life science and education organisations on the Campus, the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe.
Fill in the survey now, which should only take about 5-10 minutes to complete, and ends with the chance to win a £30 Love Cambridge Voucher.
Nick Kirby, Managing Director of CBC Ltd, said:
“Smoking is the leading cause of preventable ill health and premature death in the UK. As a centres of excellence in healthcare, innovation and life sciences, the organisations working on the campus are committed to reducing smoking-related harm. We also understand the challenges with addiction associated with smoking.
“Over the coming months, a new campus smoking policy will bring coherence across shared spaces on campus, promote access to smoking cessation services and explore how we can harness our research capabilities in this area. We are keen to understand views from patients, staff and local residents to help inform this new campus-wide policy.”
If you have any questions about the survey or the wider project, get in touch.
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Competition terms and conditions
- By entering the prize draw you are agreeing to these prize draw terms and conditions.
- The Love Cambridge Gift Card is accepted by a huge variety of businesses from shops and restaurants, cafes and bars to hairdressers and beauty salons, plus much more. Visit the website to find out more.
- The prize draw is free to enter for individuals completing the associated survey, and is being run by Cambridge Biomedical Campus Ltd (CBC Ltd).
- The prize draw is open to entrants over 18 years of age.
- Entry is limited to individuals residing in the East of England and those who visit the Cambridge Biomedical Campus for work, leisure or as a patient or visitor.
- In entering the prize draw, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win.
- A maximum of one entry per individual is permitted.
- The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternatives will be offered.
- The random draw for the £30 Love Cambridge Voucher will be made once the survey is closed. It is expected to be open for approximately 8 weeks, but this may be extended if required to ensure a sufficient number of responses.
- The draw will be made within a week of the survey being closed and the winner will be notified within 24 hours of the draw via the email address provided.
CBC Ltd will not accept responsibility if contact details provided are incomplete or inaccurate. - If the winner does not respond to the emails notifying them of their win within 14 days of the second email, they will lose their right to the prize, and CBC Ltd reserves the right to choose and notify a new winner. Please allow 14 days for delivery of the prize or alternative collection or delivery arrangements may be made through mutual agreement.
- Whilst CBC Ltd will not publicly announce the winner, but by entering, you agree that should you be the winner, CBC Ltd can release your their first name and place of work to any other prize draw participants if requested via CBC Ltd.
- CBC Ltd reserves the right to cancel the prize draw or amend these terms and conditions at any time, without prior notice.
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