Smoking

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The nation’s lung health divide

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Government must deliver on new tobacco plan and step up action to tackle other leading preventable health risks

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Banning vape sales will do more harm than good

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MPs must stand up for civil liberties

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"Another key concern is the potential impact of a smoking ban on the smuggling of contraband tobacco into prisons"

Prison smoking ban will worsen the crisis behind bars

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Plain cigarette packs have not been the silver bullet public health advocates promised in Australia

Britain beware: Australia’s data on plain packs isn’t reliable

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The Ministry of justice has confirmed it plans to slowly phase out smoking in prisons

The smoking ban could spark a long, hot summer in English prisons

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BASC given permission to bring judicial review of Defra decision

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »

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Concern over doctors’ health needs as legislation to regulate PAs and AAs introduced

Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »