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About ASH

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a public health charity set up by the Royal College of Physicians to end the harm caused by tobacco.

After 50 years' successful campaigning this goal is within our grasp, but only if the inequalities in smoking across society are addressed.

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17 October 2024

Over 200 leading health professionals call on Chancellor to invest in creating a smokefree UK

In an open letter published by The BMJ, health professionals warn that unless smoking is addressed, there is no prospect of delivering on Labour’s manifesto commitment to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest regions.

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14 October 2024

MPs, smoking survivors and bereaved families gather in Parliament to back Tobacco and Vapes Bill

At the inaugural meeting of the newly formed APPG on Smoking and Health, smoking survivors and bereaved families heard from the Minister for Public Health on the Government’s bold plans to create a Smokefree country.

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