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Getting on track to achieve the UK's smokefree vision

The backbench All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Smoking and Health launched its manifesto for a smokefree future on November 9, 2023, calling on...

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Quitting smoking cuts your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 30–40 per cent

The brief, jointly developed by WHO, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the University of Newcastle, unveils quitting smoking can lower...

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£267m to boost local drug and alcohol treatment

Local authorities across England will benefit from almost £267m of government funding next year to improve drug and alcohol treatment and recovery...

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£70m allocated to stop smoking services

Following King Charles III’s speech at the opening of Parliament, the government has announced a package of funding to support stop smoking services....

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Health leaders welcome king’s speech setting out the government’s proposals for a smokefree generation

Health campaigners, doctors, local councillors, academics, NHS leaders and survivors of smoking from across England have come together to welcome the...

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Study shows that smoking ‘stops’ cancer-fighting proteins

Scientists at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) have uncovered one way tobacco smoking causes cancer and makes it harder to treat by...

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Quit smoking campaign asks ‘What will you miss’?

A hard-hitting quit smoking campaign has been launched on November 1, 2023, by Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership.

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Devon launches stop smoking service

A stop smoking service in Devon has been launched, picking up the previous stop smoking support delivered by the OneSmallStep service, which has now...

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Hospital trust signs pledge to become smokefree

Health leaders at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) have signed an NHS pledge for the organisation to become a smoke-free site.

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Newham supports call for ban on disposable vapes

Newham Council is endorsing the call for a total ban on disposable vapes in England and Wales by 2024. Growing evidence suggests they are an...

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Warwickshire confronts rising trend of young people vaping

Warwickshire County Council has announced it will be working with schools and parents to encourage open conversation with young people about vaping,...

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Charities voice support for government's smokefree plans

Charities, academics, health leaders, local government and medical royal colleges met with the government on October 19, 2023, and voiced their...