#LTA3years ended with a panel discussion: What next for tobacco control in London? Thoughts emerging: 📌Nothing for us without us. 📌Very Brief Advice Training exists through the @ncsct.bsky.social and we need to make use of it 📌 Not leaving anyone within the 10.4% smoking prevalence behind.

A beautiful ☀️morning in London for our Celebrating Successes and Looking to the Future #LTA3years event Coin Street. @adphuk.bsky.social @londonadph.bsky.social @ashorguk.bsky.social www.londontobaccoalliance.org.uk/events/third...

A warm welcome to #LTA3years. Doing things once for London, the power in partnership and pooling resources. @profkevinfenton.bsky.social kicked off the morning on how far we've come and the challenges that lie ahead and how we move further and faster together.

Ann McNeill, Professor Nicotine Addiction, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social -What are the London data telling us? Ann also delved into national fingertips data, smoking in pregnancy and vaping as a quit tool. #LTA3years

Wendy Elcome, Chair of London Tobacco Control Network on the Network as well as the Smoke Free Councillor Network, chaired by Chris Kennedy @hackneycouncil.bsky.social who shared a thank you message by video. #LTA3years

@hazelcheeseman.bsky.social , Chief Executive of @ashorguk.bsky.social shared more on the Legislative Timetable for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, illicit Tobacco - debunking misinformation, a call for evidence to inform policy responses and priority areas for consultation. #LTA3years

Stuart Radnedge, Regional Coordinator, London Trading Standards presented on the impact of new legislation, illicit tobacco, vapes and shisha activity. He also introduced the new Vapes Reporting Line for underage and illicit sales and education colleagues to get in touch. #LTA3years

Kirsten Watters FFPH, DPH Lead Children and Young People @londonadph.bsky.social presented on youth vaping - a position statement and resources for London. This is the start of work across London, watch this space. #LTA3years

Liam Murphy, Head of Projects and Operations at LGBTQ HERO who we worked with on the UK's first ever campaign targeting LGBTQ+ communities in London. The campaign covered venues, print and digital including Grindr meeting people where they are with messaging that resonated. #LTA3years

Psychiatrist Ed Beveridge joined us by video. Ed championed working together as a community is key to continuing the downward trend in smoking. youtu.be/3Vr7ixDeiT0?...

A smoking cessation advisor in your pocket. A summary qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the Smoke Free app pilot in London. Download the summary and research reports 👇 www.londontobaccoalliance.org.uk/news/smoke-f... #LTA3years

📝Pleased to see @ashorguk.bsky.social @aha-uk.bsky.social & @oha-updates.bsky.social have published their latest report. Funded by CRUK, they spotlight the tactics used by the tobacco, alcohol and food industry to undermine public health policies in the past year. 👇Read it here: bit.ly/4o86ags

We hope this new briefing brings clarity to a contentious issue: www.ncsct.co.uk/library/view...

Impressive blog on smoking and how it affects people in social housing ash.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Late posting this! A refreshing study from Australia podcasts.ox.ac.uk/lets-talk-e-...

This is such a positive hook, for Stoptober and beyond www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

New briefing on how to help people with severe mental health conditions to stop smoking: 4h0t0.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7...

Why councils should make every effort to reduce smoking rates. Please share with your local stakeholders ash.org.uk/uploads/Why-...

Sight loss; a consequence of smoking that often disregarded when the focus is on the big 3 (cancers, respiratory disease and heart disease) www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2552384...

Attended a round table meeting today run by @ashorguk.bsky.social looking at compassionate and sensitive delivery of stop-smoking support for people in social housing. Taking the service, including vapes, to them, not expecting them to attend a clinic, was key.

Spoiler: the vape arm of the study had better results at 18 months than the control arm pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41017481/

Emphasising the close link between smoking and osteoporosis www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Today is the first day of Stoptober! Look online at all the help that is available, and join the thousands of others who are joining in www.nhs.uk/better-healt...

Public health bosses from across Cheshire and Merseyside are calling on smokers across the region to challenge themselves to quit for good ahead of this year’s Stoptober. Full story and how you can support #Stoptober2025 here ⬇️ champspublichealth.com/stoptober-20...

We are delighted to announce that the next fully hybrid SCaH conference will take place at The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham B7 4BL on 15th Sept 2026. Registration will open soon with Super Early Bird rates until 28.2.26. We have launched our new website smokingcessationandhealth.co.uk

Bringing some rationality to speculation www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

This is such a good opportunity to raise the subject of smoking www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...

Never ignore a persistent cough www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

ASH is looking for a new Chair ash.org.uk/recruitment

Do have a look at the @ashorguk.bsky.social new website - new sections to make all their resources easier to find

📈The briefings are based on quantitative & qualitative research carried out by Public First with recommendations about how to discuss health with politicians of different parties. 👉https://ash.org.uk/campaigns/addressing-the-three-biggest-killers/reports-and-briefings

💡What do different voter groups think about public health & what does that mean for how we talk about policies to politicians? We’ve worked with @aha-uk.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social & @ippr.org to share insights from our research on views among Conservative, Labour & Reform target voters. 👇

SRNT Europe's 2025 conference kicks off two weeks today and I'm delighted to be presenting alongside most of my colleagues from UCL's Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group. You can catch us across the three days at the following times. Hope to see lots of you there! #SRNTE2025

🚨New figures show smoking is leaving nearly 1 million people in England too unwell to work - a stark reminder of the heavy toll tobacco takes on individuals and society. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

🎙️ Listen to @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social speaking on Times Radio about youth vaping and the urgent need to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to protect children while balancing the needs of smokers to use vapes to quit.

Having worked in an indie bookshop for a year now, I can say with absolute certainty that they are an essential hub of community life. Please support your local indie bookstore whenever you can.

📢Today, ASH launches our new 2025–2030 strategy to end the harm caused by tobacco. Our goals: ❤️No one starts 🚭Everyone stops 📉No profit in tobacco Find out more: ash.org.uk/about/who-we...