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iving up for three months and at the end we would review the situation. Some people will have stopped and will go on and have a referral for surgery. Others will not have stopped.' Dr Battersby went to add.

The PCT informs that if a person tries hard to kick the habit and needs the surgery, they may get it. But if the authorities felt that a strong effort was not made that they may not be referred for the operation.

Dr Battersby says,'I am not saying there is an absolute block on smokers getting surgery but there is evidence that if they successfully stop smoking they have a much lower risk of developing complications and there will be a better outcome for them. There is a cost implication in terms of those complications. If they stop, it is going to have a positive impact on the health system.'

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is the Governments medical body which guides them when taking a decision on the treatment for patient depending on the patient’s lifestyle.

However the smokers claim that they are being discriminated against. Neil Rafferty of the pro-smoking group Forest says, 'This is blackmail, pure and simple. Smokers pay their taxes like everyone else. In fact, because of the very high duty on tobacco, they probably pay a lot more tax than the average person. They are entitled to free healthcare and health trusts do not have the right to make up conditions.'

Some other critics mention that the finances should not play a part in the decision of a treatment or operation, while there may be medical reasons for doing so.

Micheal Summers of the Patients Association said, 'Finance has got nothing to do with making sure people are made well and every effort should be made to do it the best one can. Managers, Doctors could be forced into breaking the Hippocratic Oath, under which they pledge to treat the ill to the best of their ability.'

He said, 'The patient is t
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