Smoking areas linked to three secure wards at Wakari Hospital will be retained, but four other outdoor smoking areas will be phased out.
This follows the decision of the Southern District Health Board this month against making all of its mental health services smoke-free.
Concerns were raised about those mental health patients who were not permitted to leave hospital premises being banned from smoking.
Clarifying what the situation would be following the board vote, mental health and community services general manager Elaine Chisnall said the secure wards at Wakari Hospital - 9A, 9B and 10A - all had separate courtyards which were designated smoking areas.
These would continue.
Other areas would be phased out.
These were the outdoor area by the acute psychiatric ward 1A at Dunedin Hospital, an area at the physical rehabilitation service (ISIS) and the clinical rehabilitation service (Helensburgh House) at the Wakari site.
Anyone wishing to light up in those services will have to do so off hospital grounds.
Mrs Chisnall said staff would continue to implement the smoke-free policy to move towards a smoke-free environment.
This would involve services continuing to provide education and training to staff, clients and other agencies.
Staff would also work with clients on alternative options to smoking, including nicotine replacement therapy, sensory modulation and diversional therapy.
Pre-admission information packs were to be developed and there would also be support for patients after being discharged.
In some instances this would include working with the community healthcare providers.
"Staff will continue to include the management of any addiction identified during assessment in the treatment planning for each client in conjunction with them."
In response to a question about how alcohol dependency was handled, Mrs Chisnall said those who used board services were not allowed to consume alcohol on any board premises.
This was clearly stated in the handbook issued to all patients.
Any person who had alcohol dependency was identified during their initial assessment and this was managed as part of their treatment plan.
