Hiding in plain sight: Treating tobacco dependency in the NHS

Hiding in plain sight: Treating tobacco dependency in the NHS The report argues that existing models of delivering stop smoking services separately from mainstream NHS services, while successful in the past, may now not be the best approach. We argue that responsibility for treating smokers lies with the clinician who sees them, and that our NHS should be delivering default, opt-out, systematic interventions for all smokers at the point of service contact. Royal College of Physicians

See also:

• NHS staff smokers cost health service £200m a year with cigarette breaks and sick days, report finds The Independent
• Doctors call for a ‘radical change’ to the way NHS treats smoking OnMedica