Open letter to Simon Stevens to ensure that tobacco dependence treatment is provided for every smoker cared for by the NHS, as part of the long term plan

BMJ. 2018 Nov 15:363:k4827. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k4827.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Royal College of Physicians, London, UK.
² Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, UK.
³ Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, UK.
⁴ Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London, UK.
⁵ Royal College of General Practitioners, London, UK.
⁶ Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK.
⁷ Mental Health Nurses Association, London, UK.
⁸ House of Lords, London, UK.
⁹ Action on Smoking and Health, London, UK.
¹⁰ Royal Society for Public Health, London, UK.
¹¹ British Laryngological Association, London, UK.
¹² Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
¹³ National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.

PMID: 30442690
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k4827

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Health Plan Implementation / legislation & jurisprudence*
Humans
Smokers*
Smoking / adverse effects
Smoking Prevention / legislation & jurisprudence
State Medicine / legislation & jurisprudence*
Tobacco Use Disorder / epidemiology
Tobacco Use Disorder / mortality
Tobacco Use Disorder / therapy*
United Kingdom / epidemiology