The Environment Act 2021 set a deadline of 31 October 2022 for the government to introduce a range of environmental targets to address environmental decline and its impact on human health in various areas, including air quality.
Leading health organisations, including the RCP, and those with lived experience have written an open letter to Minister Jo Churchill urging the Department to commit to reducing air pollution from PM2.5 to 10μg m-3 by 2030.
The RCP has called for the government to strengthen its proposed targets for improving air quality in its response to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ consultation on environmental targets.
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.
Today, health journals across the world have simultaneously published an editorial calling for world leaders to take emergency action to limit climate change, restore biodiversity, and protect health.
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.
