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 [https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/cancer-stats/full_report/full_report_0.pdf E-cigarettes and Primary Care. ] 2019 - A cross-sectional survey of nurses
 and GPs across the UK
+*Key findings<br  />*E-cigarettes are frequently brought up inconversations between clinicians andpatients who smoke3 in 10 clinicians say that the topic of ecigarettes is raised in the majority ofconversations about smoking.<br  />*Beliefs: Clinicians are often unsure intheir beliefs around e-cigarettes
+*Over 1 in 3 clinicians are unsure if ecigarettes are safe enough to recommendas a quit tool to patients who smoke.
+*1 in 3 are unsure whether e-cigarettes areaddictive.
+*Advice: Many clinicians are reluctant tosuggest e-cigarettes as a tool to quit smoking
+*When asked what advice they would give patients on e-cigarettes, 3 in 5 clinicianssaid “we do not know enough about themso I don’t endorse them”.
+*2 in 5 said they would feel uncomfortable recommending e-cigarettes to theirpatients who smoke.
+*1 in 6 clinicians said they would neverrecommend using e-cigarettes topatients who smoke.
+*There was no clear agreement as to whether clinicians would primarily recommend e-cigarettes as a first line orlast resort therapy.