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Smoke-free legislation and mental health units: the challenges ahead

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Correspondence: email: kjochelson{at}kingsfund.org.uk

Declaration of interest None.

Under the proposed English Health Act regulations most mental health units will have to be smoke-free, although patients will be able to smoke outside. Implementing the regulations will be challenging but may also be an opportunity for a more holistic approach focusing on the physical and psychological health of patients.

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