RCP special adviser on tobacco Professor Sanjay Agrawal today joined representatives from charities, academia, local government and other medical royal colleges for a discussion on the government's plans to create a smokefree generation.
The government has launched a public consultation on youth vaping as part of a series of measures proposed by the the Prime Minister to create a 'smoke-free generation'.
RCP has welcomed the prime minister’s announcement at Conservative party conference to create a ‘smokefree generation’ through a series of measures including a new law which will end the sale of cigarettes to those born on or after 1 January 2009.
On World No Tobacco Day, the Royal College of Physicians has responded to Cancer Research UK analysis that estimates that tobacco causes the death of one person every five minutes in the UK.
On World No Tobacco Day, the Royal College of Physicians has responded to Cancer Research UK analysis that estimates that tobacco causes the death of one person every five minutes in the UK.
The RCP has responded to an independent review by Dr Javed Khan OBE, setting out recommendations to support the government to meet its smokefree ambition by 2030.
The RCP has responded to NHS England’s announcement that every pharmacy in England will be able to offer stop smoking support to patients when they are discharged from hospital.
NICE worked with Public Health England (PHE) to develop a draft guideline on tackling the health burden of smoking, which is open for consultation today.
A new report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) recommends that all smokers be provided, routinely and on an opt-out basis, with smoking cessation treatment by the NHS.
