It is good that the general health of the population in these hospitals is looked after much better than in the past. For example, it is known that those with mental illness have a lower life expectancy than others but it is good to see that efforts are being made to ensure no-smoking areas are being made available for them and that work is no longer rewarded with cigarettes. That was a very bad idea, although not as much was known then about the damage that smoking can do.