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<p>The Government’s Tobacco Control Plan for England commits Public Health England
(PHE) to include in its quit smoking campaigns messages about e-cigarettes.</p><p>
</p><p>Since the publication of the Plan in July 2017, PHE’s annual Stoptober campaign
has featured e-cigarettes as one of the evidence-based quitting support options for
smokers, and the New Year smoking health harms awareness campaign has made clear the
reduction in health risk when a smoker switches completely to vaping.</p><p> </p><p>PHE
encourages all local Stop Smoking Services in England to provide additional support
to people who want to use an e-cigarette in their quit attempt to maximise their chance
of success. The NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, includes a new universal
smoking cessation offer for long-term users of specialist mental health services,
the option of switching to e-cigarettes while in inpatient settings.</p>
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