title: Hospitals' duty of care in smoking cessation.
abstract: Smoking has huge financial and health implications, yet there is no standardised method of identifying and referring hospital patients to local stop smoking services in England. This article summarises new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on supporting people to stop smoking in acute, maternity and mental health services, and also explains the national referral system.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline development group. liz.gilbert@ncsct.co.uk
authors.forename: Liz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mcllvar
mesh_terms: D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D006113:United Kingdom