Evidence review by @jhb19 @CochraneUK confirms effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking-cessation cochrane.org/CD010216/TOBAC… #RespEd ASH British Thoracic Society (BTS) Asthma + Lung UK London Lungs

BREAKING: Budget Additional rate threshold moved from 150,000 to £125,000 - not only does that move more into additional rate tax, also increases signficantly AA which often falls in the £125-£150k region

Every day, Dr Matthew Evison sees first-hand the devastating impacts of smoking on his patients. Smoking is a serious addiction, one that often starts in childhood, and kills 5,000 people in Greater Manchester each year. Let's #MakeSmokingHistory in our city-region.

Not had the opportunity to get your Covid/Flu vaccine? The Seasonal Vaccination Team is now housed in Occ Health, but our nurses will still offer the vaccine in your place of work University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT Stay safe this winter ❄️💙 @stephenposeynhs Kathy McLean James Crampton @amrawlings

NEW Yesterday we published our first combined asthma and COPD 'Drawing Breath' @NACAPaudit report. I thought I'd highlight a few key themes. First, it's important to note that these data reflect care during the pandemic period when front line clinical teams were stretched...

Huge thanks to all from the Royal College of Physicians team, and particularly to our partners: British Thoracic Society (BTS), RCPCH, Asthma + Lung UK, PCRS, ARNS, Royal College of General Practitioners and Imperial College London. I hope this thread was useful. Here's a link to download the full report: rcp.ac.uk/projects/outpu…

The NHS is the endpoint of most health problems, & delays can make them worse, but it is not the cause of them. Health is largely socially determined. To fix healthcare, we need to fix housing, heating, nutrition, sleep, stress, cruelty, education, exercise, isolation and poverty

Very proud to have our abstract on Improving the Management of Tobacco Dependence published in the very 1st edition of the International Journal For Advancing Practice. Lucy Boast JudeHampson 💙 gillian lowrey @LivewellDerby Live Life Better Derbyshire UHDB ACPs Respiratory Unit @ UHDB

. Professor Chris Whitty makes a sobering point - making smoking history would eliminate the vast majority of most of the world's cancers. As the biggest preventable cause of cancer, disease and death, we’re calling for a tobacco control plan to pave the way to a #smokefree future.

This is an awesome job, take it from me 😉, with a great team and real opportunity to make a difference to the care of millions living with asthma and COPD in the UK. 👀 ⬇️.

Calling 🇬🇧 community respiratory clinicians providing smoking cessation support. Can you help my colleague Mes Grim in her thesis? She’s looking for people to be interviewed. Details in the flyer and for more info or to help out just email Mes: [email protected] 🙏

While some young smokers may believe they won't smoke their whole life, most start smoking at a young age & struggle to quit later on. Hear from young smokers about their experiences & regrets in this video 👇More reasons to bring about a smokefree future for next generations.

🚨 Are you looking for an acute Respiratory study day covering topics such as PE, pneumonia & much more from expert speakers then look no further? 📅 9th June 2023 ⏰️ 08.30 - 17.30 🌍 Nottingham ☕️ Lunch/ refreshments included Book now for the early bird discount ⬇️

Please share this widely. Thanks to all who've helped to co-produce this to improve equity of access to asthma information. The pdf is hosted here for anyone to print out. midyorks.nhs.uk/download.cfm?d… PCRS ARNS Respiratory Futures Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust @YHAHSN

PositiveFridayThought# In PR Derbyshire you will hear lot of patient say “I have avoid the hills where I live” Start SMART goal. We do incline training on treadmill and practice our strategies from breathless management talk. It work really well 😀 ImpACT+ Respiratory Team #NACAP #ACPRC

Living in a cold, damp home drives acute exacerbations of COPD. Poverty and inequality blight the lives of people with respiratory disease in the UK pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35853736/ Asthma + Lung UK BMJ Open Respiratory

We're exhibiting at #NHSConfedExpo on 14-15 June 2023! We’ll be showing 🔸How smoking is impacting the health of populations in each ICS footprint 🔸What priority actions ICS leaders can take to reduce health inequalities and improve population health i.snoball.it/p/-influencerC…

"We should be furious tobacco companies targeted women. There's nothing glamorous in worrying you won't be around for your family, or the scars from surgery." Cathy Hunt responds to news that female lung cancers are now overtaking men #SmokingSurvivors Cancer Research UK Policy ASH

According to ASH YouGov survey, 79% of North East adults support a statutory levy on tobacco companies. It's time to listen to the people Neil O'Brien Steve Barclay Department of Health and Social Care - Big Tobacco should be made to pay towards the damage they cause.

Have you seen our new website? Fresh and Balance North East is one programme working to make the North East healthier and reduce the harm of tobacco and alcohol. And we have over 30 years of combined experience! Find out more about our work. Visit fresh-balance.co.uk