"Antenatal Clinic"

Firstly please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to this. We are pleased that you are happy with the care you are getting. The issue of people -- including pregnant women -- smoking outside the unit, is something we and indeed most hospitals have been grappling with for some years. We do use a number of things to deter people from smoking in such an inappropriate place. This includes staff moving smokers on, random visits by our security staff, and we also have stop smoking services and advice available. Unfortunately some people persist in smoking, and without a permanent presence of our staff at all entrances to the hospital, it is difficult to eradicate smoking all the time.