Smokers face breath tests before surgery: Patients will have to prove they have quit before being referred for an operation

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Smokers are to be breathalysed to prove they have quit before being referred for surgery.

Obese patients will also be told they cannot have an operation unless they lose weight.

The drastic policies are being rolled out in two health trusts, which serve 1.2million people.

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