Two of the largest Health Boards in Wales have enforced a rule which will see smoking anywhere on their NHS hospital premises banned. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales and Aneurin Bevan Health Board in southeast Wales brought in the smoking ban on 1st January 2012. Smoking is now not just banned inside hospital buildings, but throughout NHS property and land within their health board properties.
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At this time of year, many people find themselves over indulging – be it in food, alcohol consumption or smoking (or all three!) The abundance of Christmas parties and get-togethers throughout the run up to Christmas can entice you to consume in excess. Come the New Year therefore, people are often keen to start afresh with a healthier lifestyle – which can often mean cutting back or attempting to quit smoking.
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This Friday (1st July) marks the fourth anniversary of the UK smoking ban. But in 2007, few of us could have foreseen that by 2011 people would be switching to electronic cigarettes for the freedom to smoke almost anywhere.
Leading UK brand E-Lites have seen a steep rise in sales during 2011, with 20% month-on-month growth since January. The growth of the electronic cigarettes market as a whole has been estimated at 500% from 2010 to 2011.
