Electronic cigarettes

Time for NHS policy on electronic cigarettes

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e6587 (Published 17 October 2012)
Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e6587

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  1. Manroop Bains, final year medical student1,
  2. Hazel Agombar, senior smoking cessation adviser2,
  3. Emily Clarke, specialty doctor2,
  4. Rajul Patel, consultant physician2
  1. 1University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
  2. 2Solent Trust, Adelaide Hospital, Western Community Hospital Campus, Southampton SO16 4XE, UK
  1. mb1506{at}soton.ac.uk

Little has changed since Borland’s editorial on the regulation of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) last year.1 A recent interchange between a staff member and a patient regarding electronic smoking on hospital premises identified a lack of coherent local guidance.

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