Deborah Arnott, CE of ASH: “The tobacco transnationals will fight tooth and nail to block, water down or at the very least delay the UK’s historic legislation to raise the age of sale, because it is an existential threat to their business model.”
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Nothing would have a bigger impact on reducing the number of preventable deaths than ending smoking.

With strong support from the public, this can save lives, ease pressure on the NHS and help the economy.

MP's -you have a huge opportunity-don't let smoke cloud your judgement.

Hazel Cheeseman The Telegraph Maybe would have been a good idea for him to speak to those who actually DO enforce regulation to ask them for an actual informed view?tradingstandards.uk/news-policy-ca…

Cancer Research UK Policy raise their concerns about tobacco industry lobbying against the generational phasing out of smoking ahead of second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on Tuesday: theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Important insights here. A majority of those who sell and those who use tobacco back legislation to phase out the sale of tobacco. More than two thirds of public overall back #smokefreegeneration

🆕New polling shows that the majority of small retailers support the government’s #SmokefreeGeneration policy. Over half of all retailers in England and Wales support raising the age of sale one year every year; nearly double the proportion opposed.
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Detailed results with geographical breakdowns are set out in the ASH report, also published today.

Read the full report here: ash.org.uk/uploads/Suppor…

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Appalling news that Department of Health and Social Care has decided to stop funding mental health services for hospital doctors from
Monday.

When I was broken & traumatised during Covid, sessions with an NHS Practitioner Health psychologist helped me back on my feet.

How can the govt suspend this?

Smoking remains one of the biggest single causes of preventable illness, death & health inequalities across the UK.

That's why I support the actions set out in the Tobacco & Vapes Bill. Find out more by reading this open access article⬇️
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The Times reports Johnson criticism of phased increase in age of sale for tobacco. Currently most liked comment under the article says it all - the public get it, even if not all politicians do.

Outcry as Philip Morris International funds smoking cessation courses on Medscape. bmj.com/content/385/bm…
The BMJ

Much thanks to Professor Chris Whitty chris myles kennedy Shaun Walsh Stuart Lines for sharing their thoughts ahead of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill second reading debate on 16th April. Tweet your MP and let them know that you back #smokefreegeneration

A recent parliamentary oral evidence session on preventing alcohol harms serves as a reminder of how industry influence is an obstacle to progress, say Nason Maani and colleagues
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JTI’s mysterious retailer poll ash.org.uk/media-centre/n…

ASH asks where the technical report is to be found JTI UK #SmokefreeGeneration #SmokefreeFuture

Clinical Statement: Medical management of inpatients with tobacco dependency. British Thoracic Society (BTS) ThoraxBMJ thorax.bmj.com/content/79/Sup… ASH Asthma + Lung UK

Thanks ⁦Matthew Wright⁩ for having me on ⁦LBC⁩ to discuss government plans to criminalise homelessness.

The minister put up to defend the policy said he had not read the detail.

Cathy Hunt from County Durham “I started smoking when I was just 11. Children at that age don’t know the implications and don’t realise. So I get right behind a #smokefreegeneration .'

Hazel Cheeseman, deputy chief executive of ASH, said the 'compelling' findings should be 'carefully considered by those in the NHS and local government who are planning services for smokers'.