Lord Young of Cookham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Young of Cookham on 2015-12-14.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to reduce smoking within the NHS as part of implementing the radical upgrade in prevention and public health” called for in NHS England’s Five Year Forward View.”
Lord Prior of Brampton
Smoking continues to be the leading cause of premature death and health inequality in England, placing a significant burden on the National Health Service.
The Department remains dedicated to the delivery of effective and robust tobacco control and has committed to developing a new tobacco control strategy to further reduce the prevalence of smoking, working with NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) to identify interventions that will make the best contributions to achieving this.
Training material and guidance has been developed to support health professionals deliver effective interventions to pregnant women who smoke.
PHE will continue to support local authorities by developing and distributing information and advice for the commissioning of effective smoking cessation services.
