The government is pledging to end smoking in England by 2030. The target to end smoking in England is to be revealed by Health Secretary Matt Hancock next week in parliament.
Tobacco companies will allegedly be made to cover costs of helping people to quit smoking.
The aim to stop smoking in England by 2030 is part of measures which will reduce the number of years spent in poor health. The documents on the plain were in the green paper which proposes different ways of tackling this.
They include:
- Encouraging “active play” such as skipping in nurseries and more travel by bike and on foot
- Doubling funding for the diabetes prevention programme which targets lifestyle support to those most at risk of developing type 2 diabetes
- Ensuring any smoker admitted to hospital automatically gets offered help to quit
- Extending tooth brushing schemes in nurseries and primary schools
- Reviewing the evidence on sleep and health with a view to developing clear national guidance on daily recommended hours of sleep
Smoking remains the UK’s biggest preventable cause of cner, around 5.9 million people smoked cigarettes in 2018 – 14.4% of the population.
Helen Donovan, of the Royal College of Nursing, said: “We’ve been waiting some time for these plans which appear to have been buried in the dying days of the current government.”
Consultations on the green paper runs until October 14th 2019, the government are expected to respond by spring 2020.
