The tool aims to discern which patients are likely to get even sicker and which really ought to get out of the hospital waiting room, go home and rest.
The palace’s statement said ‘swift intervention’ by his medical team came after the cancer was discovered during a procedure to treat a benign prostate enlargement.
The order signed by Health Minister Adrian Dix means buyers of the pouches, which contain up to four milligrams of nicotine, will have to consult a pharmacist.