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[New Zealand] Patients 'refusing treatment' over smoking ban, court told

Psychiatric patients are refusing treatment because they cannot smoke at DHB facilities, the High Court has been told. The Waitemata DHB is defending its ban on smoking at Auckland psychiatric centres in a case heard today.
nzoom.com (TVNZ)
added May 20, 2013 09:40
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[New Zealand] Hospital should provide smoking rooms, court told

A lawyer who described a smoking ban at health facilities in west Auckland and North Shore as cruel and torturous has told a court hospitals need dedicated smoking rooms. Smoking has been banned on all Waitemata District Health Board sites since 2009.
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
added May 20, 2013 09:30
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[New Zealand] High Court to hear hospital smoking challenge

The Auckland High Court will this morning begin hearing a case challenging the Waitemata District Health Board's ban on smoking in its acute mental health units. Two patients and one nurse have brought the challenge.
TV3 (nz)
added May 19, 2013 18:40
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[New Zealand] High Court to hear hospital smoking challenge

The Auckland High Court will this morning begin hearing a case challenging the Waitemata District Health Board's ban on smoking in its acute mental health units. Two patients and one nurse have brought the challenge.
TV3 (nz)
added May 19, 2013 18:40
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[New Zealand] High Court to hear case against DHB smoking ban

Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
added May 19, 2013 18:45
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[New Zealand] Psychiatric patients fight ban on smoking

Cigarette bans can be torture for people in mental health wards, says lawyer
New Zealand Herald
added May 18, 2013 21:24
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[New Zealand] Auckland asks for smoke-free feedback

Auckland is one step closer to having smoke-free parks, reserves, sports fields and playgrounds with the council asking for community feedback on its smoke-free policy.
NZCity (nz)
added May 18, 2013 22:40
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[New Zealand] A stop smoking money-back guarantee

A mass hypnotherapy session will be held by Dr McCarthy to mark World Stop Smoking Day on May 31 and those that don't quit will get the $100 fee refunded.
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
added May 18, 2013 21:36
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[New Zealand] High Court to hear arguments against DHB smoking ban

The High Court in Auckland will begin hearing a case on Monday against a ban on smoking in acute mental health units controlled by Waitamata District Health Board. The application for a judicial review is set down for two days, challenging the ban in thr
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
added May 18, 2013 21:21
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[Australia, New Zealand] NZ tops pregnancy smoking list

New Zealand women were the most likely to smoke while pregnant, a large study of births has found. The University of Western Sydney study compared the outcomes of pregnancy and birth for women from eight different nationalities and found that 22.6 per ce
The Age (au)
added May 16, 2013 14:41
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