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Apr 5, 2024 · About this app. Created for those who want to stop smoking for good, the NHS Quit Smoking app is a 28 day programme that puts practical support, encouragement, and tailored clinical advice in the palm of your hand. The evidence suggests you are 5 times more likely to quit for good if you stay smoke free for 28 days, with this in mind we will ...
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Apr 23, 2024 · The government says smoking is still the number one preventable cause of death, disability and ill health, causing about 80,000 deaths per year across the UK and costing the NHS and the economy an ...
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Apr 16, 2024 · The restrictions will apply to the sale of cigarettes in the UK rather than the act of smoking itself. Under the new law, each year the legal age for cigarette sales - currently 18 - will increase ...
1 day ago · A Department for Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “We are introducing world-leading legislation to create the first smokefree generation, protecting lives and easing the strain on the NHS.
Apr 18, 2024 · NHS Stop Smoking Services offer support to help people quit smoking. This can include intensive support through group therapy or one-to-one support. The support is designed to be widely accessible within the local community and is provided by trained personnel, such as specialist smoking cessation advisers and trained nurses and pharmacists.
Apr 16, 2024 · Back in October 2023, we celebrated a critical milestone in our Smokefree UK campaign when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced bold new plans for a ‘smokefree generation’. Then, last month, we shared new analysis estimating that up to 9.7 million fewer cigarettes will be smoked per day by 2040 if the Age of Sale legislation is successfully ...
Apr 17, 2024 · "The response from local authorities, NHS trusts and many other organisations and individuals to create a smokefree generation has been overwhelming. "Smoking now costs our region £2.5 billion a year – a cost not just felt by families but to our economy, local authority social care budgets and to the NHS.
