Delighted to see that Scottish Parliament have voted to continue the life-saving policy of minimum unit pricing in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and that from the end of September, #MUP will be ⬆️ to 65p.

#MUP SavesLives Alcohol Focus Scotland SHAAP Alcohol Health Alliance UK IAS

Recently, I had the opportunity as Minister of State at the Department of Health to make statements to the Dáil to mark the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the smoking ban to Ireland.

While we have made progress, 18% of people in Ireland still smoke. We must do more to…

People with mental illness continue to have high rates of smoking. It is a main reason why life expectancy in mental illness is around 15 years lower.

Public health measures like this are literally vital.

The Chief Nursing Officers and Senior Midwives of the UK have spoken out in support of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

Smoking causes 80,000 deaths in the UK each year. If passed, the Bill will prevent thousands of people being disabled or dying prematurely. gov.uk/government/spe…

A huge day for public health. Following the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in Parliament, MPs have voted in favour of the age of sale legislation.

The bill includes provisions regulating the marketing and packaging of vapes to make them less appealing to children👏

Thank you to Kirsten Oswald MP for mentioning ASH Scotland and the awareness we raise about the harms posed by vaping to young people in Parliament yesterday.

Support like this can help us reach a #TobaccoFreeScotland

❗️Tomorrow the Scottish Parliament will be voting on whether to maintain MUP and to increase the level to 65p per unit

Why was MUP implemented?

✅ NEW: MPs vote the Tobacco and Vapes Bill through to the next stage in Parliament.

Bringing a #SmokefreeGeneration one step closer.

👉 This Bill will protect future generations across the UK from the harmful effects of smoking and tackle youth vaping.

This is an important opportunity to fundamentally improve the health, wellbeing and health inequalities of communities across the UK, whilst protecting the young & future generations from smoking harms.

Let's work together to create a #SmokefreeGeneration . #SmokingStillKills

Last week members of IPH's policy team gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Assembly Health Committee Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Health on the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill
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You may have read some myths being shared about our historic Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

🧵 Here's the evidence for why we’re taking action to protect future generations from the harms of smoking and clamping down on youth vaping 🔻

#SmokefreeGeneration

The majority of MPs voted in favour of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill today.

We welcome that the biggest preventable killer of people in Scotland would be progressively & incrementally cleared from retail space, if the Bill is passed.

#TobaccoFreeScotland

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Fantastic news!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Today, MPs vote on new laws to protect our future generations across the UK from the harmful effects of smoking and to tackle youth vaping.

The UK’s Chief Medical Officers explain why they're supporting our plans for a #SmokefreeGeneration 🔽

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🚨 Paper alert 🚨Excited to be coauthor on a modelling study: Soft Drinks industry levy is predicted to lead to ⬇️ in dental caries, overweight/obesity & ⬆️ quality of life & life expectancy in children in England. Biggest gains in the most deprived areas journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/a…

A comprehensive briefing on Minimum Unit Pricing published by SPICe.

Very good read if you have any questions about the policy

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SCENES 🤯🤯🤯

Watch as 15-year-old Conor Penney from Craughwell AC in Galway clears 2.04m in the U17 High Jump at last weekend’s National Juvenile Indoor Championships 🤩🥺

#IrishAthletics

As well as preventing cancer, the new legislation will prevent a range of diseases inc stillbirths, 🫁 disease, ❤️disease, stroke & dementia.

💷It will also save society ££ billions every yr through ⬇️ healthcare & social care costs &⬆️ productivity.

#smokefreegeneration

This report tells you everything you want to know about the introduction and first 2 years of primary HPV testing in CervicalScreening in Ireland.
An immense achievement in the backdrop of the pandemic. Well done #cervicalcheck

#choosescreening

Data is essential to public health — We need real-time data sharing between public health & health care systems so we can protect the nation’s health.
 
Check out @CDCGov ‘s Public Health Data Strategy released today which lays out the path forward: cdc.gov/ophdst/public-…