In health institutions it is not planned that smoking will be generally prohibited. The new bill to protect non-smokers includes the option that doctors may smoke in hospitals but patients may not. Mihály Kökény, former Minister of Health, now health commissioner has confirmed this. Smoking will be prohibited in health institutions where there are patients treated but the head of any institution can order a general smoking ban.
Back in May Mihály Kökény spoke about a 'zero tolerance’ approach to the problem but he said in spite of his endeavours this decision had been made. The bill, however, prohibits smoking in all the institutions which nurse or treat children under six years. In schools the principle of ’zero tolerance’ will not be applied though Bálint Magyar, Minister of Education has supported recently again the complete ban. Only 44 pc of catering establishments could accept a general prohibition of smoking.
Translated by Péter Szentmihályi Szabó
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