Patients should be asked about their habits every time they see NHS staff

9/01/2012

NHS report advises talking routinely about diet, smoking and drinking even if the patient is suffering from an unrelated illness

Patients should be asked about their diet, smoking and drinking habits every time they see a health professional according to radical proposals from the government's NHS advisers to tackle soaring rates of obesity, cancer and alcohol misuse.

The NHS Future Forum wants health staff to routinely talk to patients about their lifestyles, even when they are suffering an unrelated illness, and offer them advice and help to become healthier.

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