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PHE argues for smoke free NHS
Dr Mary Black at Public Health England (PHE) has argued that tolerating tobacco smoking on NHS premises is a form of collusion.
Writing in The BMJ, Black argues that staff who smoke in NHS uniforms are sending a very clear pro-tobacco signal, while staff who smoke with patients are ‘empathising in a harmful way’.
PHE are currently campaigning for a completely tobacco-free NHS. Duncan Selbie, chief executive of PHE, wrote to all NHS Trusts in November to further the cause and continue raising awareness of the dangers associated with smoking at hospitals.
Black said: “The NHS is not yet smoke free. But it’s time that it was. If this had happened years ago then perhaps I would not be able to darn so well. Perhaps my father would still be alive.”
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