APPG on Smoking and Health and APPG on Baby Loss joint meeting. Getting back on track: delivering a smokefree start for every child (February 2021)

This joint meeting of the APPG on Smoking and Health and the APPG on Baby Loss marks the launch of a new report from ASH and the Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group 'Getting back on track: delivering a smokefree start for every child'. This sets out the activities needed to reduce rates of smoking during pregnancy in line with the 6% ambition in the 2017 Tobacco Control Plan.

View the report here

Speakers:

Introduction
Bob Blackman MP, Chairman, APPG on Smoking and Health

Report findings and recommendations for the next Tobacco Control Plan
John Waldron, Senior Policy & Public Affairs Officer, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

Statement from the Minister
Jo Churchill MP, Public Health Minister

Working regionally to drive down variation
Becca Scott, North East Local Maternity Systems Public Health Prevention Lead

NHS contribution to this agenda via the Long Term Plan and collaboration with PHE
Misha Moore, National Specialty Advisor for Obstetrics (Public Health) NHS England and NHS Improvement

Incentives and relapse prevention
Professor Caitlin Notley, University of East Anglia

Response from Shadow Minister
Alex Norris MP, Shadow Public Health Minister

Q&A
Cherilyn Mackrory MP, Co-chair, APPG on Baby Loss

Closing remarks
Bob Blackman MP, Chairman, APPG on Smoking and Health