Smoking Banned On NHS Grounds

The health service is cracking down on smoking in and around its buildings.

By the the end of this month hospitals, doctors surgeries and public dentists are to become smoke-free.

Patients, visitors, and staff are being told to wait until they're completely off NHS property before sparking up.

Kay Samson, Tobacco coordinator for the local health board, says it's been a grey area in the past:

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