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The Government will miss its target to make England smoke-free by 2030 unless it takes further action, leading medics have said.
In an open letter to the Prime Minister and Health Secretary Sajid Javid, experts said that “despite acknowledging that it would be extremely challenging”, there is still no sign to date of the “bold action the Government promised to deliver this crucial public health objective.”
Signatories to the letter include Dr Nicholas Hopkinson, chairman of Action on Smoking and Health; Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, chairwoman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges; Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive of the Health Foundation; Dr Andrew Goddard, president of the Royal College of Physicians and Professor Maggie Rae, president of the Faculty of Public Health.
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Thomas Capone enjoys attending conferences where he can meet other tech-savvy entrepreneurs face-to-face.
The boss of the New York Distance Learning Association always takes advantage of the opportunity to expand his network of contacts. To bond with other people in your space, that s always great, he says. Conferences are a rich environment to connect with people.
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Government ‘will miss its target to make England smoke-free by 2030’ 22/07/2021, 12:11 am
Undated file photo of a man holding a cigarette while at the wheel of a car. Leading medics are saying the Government will miss its target to make England smoke-free by 2030.
The Government will miss its target to make England smoke-free by 2030 unless it takes further action, leading medics have said.
In an open letter to the Prime Minister and Health Secretary Sajid Javid, experts said that “despite acknowledging that it would be extremely challenging”, there is still no sign to date of the “bold action the Government promised to deliver this crucial public health objective.”
England to fail in ambition to be smoke-free by 2030, say experts
Open letter sent by medics to Prime Minister and Health Secretary
Medics have warned that smoke-free ambitions won t be realised
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