Incorporating nicotine vapes into Stop Smoking Services

Making the case and addressing concerns

In 2021 we published advice to support English stop smoking services to make nicotine vapes (e-cigarettes) available to their clients.

This guidance, again written in partnership with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), makes the case for providing nicotine vapes as a first-choice option for clients alongside medicinally-licensed stop smoking products.

This edition updates some of the evidence on the safety and effectiveness of nicotine vapes. The main update, however, is information on the Crown Commercial Services' inclusion of new vaping product catalogues within existing public sector procurement frameworks.

Date of last review: September 2025

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