E-cigarettes should be on sale in hospital shops, health body says

More could be done to get people to switch to products that are safer than smoking cigarettes, say Public Health England

Vaping should be widely encouraged as a way to help people quit smoking, and e-cigarettes should even be offered for sale in hospital shops, the government's public health body has said.

At least 20,000 people a year could be giving up cigarettes thanks to vaping, according to Public Health England's (PHE) latest review, which said more could be done to get people to switch to products that are far safer than smoking.