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The NHS must stop turning a "blind eye" to smoking and ban it in all hospital grounds in England, according to new guidance.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said it wanted to see smoking shelters scrapped so patients, visitors and staff could not light up.
Staff should also stop helping patients out of their beds to go for a smoke.
And patients who smoke must be identified and offered help to quit, the guidance added.
It said nurses, doctors and other staff could give brief advice and then refer smokers on to NHS stopping smoking services.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25101420
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said it wanted to see smoking shelters scrapped so patients, visitors and staff could not light up.
Staff should also stop helping patients out of their beds to go for a smoke.
And patients who smoke must be identified and offered help to quit, the guidance added.
It said nurses, doctors and other staff could give brief advice and then refer smokers on to NHS stopping smoking services.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25101420