Peter Roderick, a consultant in public health at City of York Council, has said, “we must put an excise duty” on vapes to discourage young people from...
Laranya Caslin, principal of St George’s Academy in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, was asked to join a Health and Social Care Committee panel to provide...
While vaping provides a pathway to help smokers wanting to quit, for non-smokers it may be the first step on a pathway to taking up smoking, a study...
On June 28, 2023, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) gave evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee’s topical session on vaping. ASH is urging...
A Sky News investigation revealed “15 cases” in which children aged nine or under were admitted to hospital in the last 12 months. In 2022 there were...
In a Westminster Hall debate on June 20, 2023, the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Smoking and Health called on the government to listen to...
Campaigners have warned that the government is on track to miss its target to reduce the number of women who smoke during pregnancy by a decade.
A national targeted lung cancer screening programme designed to catch cancer sooner or prevent it all together has been announced by the prime...
England’s children’s commissioner has urged the government to crack down on the “insidious” marketing of vapes to young people.
Cheshire and Merseyside public health officials have joined calls to outlaw disposable vape sales.
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is urging the UK Government to implement an outright ban on disposable e-cigarette products due...
Tighter regulations and education on harms needed to discourage uptake, says The George Institute for Global Health.
