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8 April
Advising
smokers to stop is successful, says NICE
1 April
Pharmacists could help
drinkers and smokers detect cancer
NICE on smoking cessation
25 March
Scotland to ban smoking indoors
4 March
Drop-in centre helps
smokers with their cessation attempts
No Smoking Day continues to reach smokers successfully
(Society) Branches
to help promote No Smoking Day through local media campaigns
18 February
Hewitt: 600,000 will quit after smoking ban
NHS stop
smoking success rates improve by 23 per cent
11 February
No Smoking
Day: what pharmacists can do to help smokers kick the habit
7 January
Restrictions lifted on
nicotine replacement therapy
NRT use in pregnancy increases
risk of birth defects, study suggests
2005
24/31 December
Comprehensive public
smoking ban is the only sensible option, says health committee
Survey highlights obesity
and smoking statistics in England
10 December
Smoking abstinence improved
with new therapies
19 November
Text service for
quitters
5 November
Plan for smoking ban does
not go far enough
22 October
Stop smoking campaign (Scotland)
15 October
Latest stop smoking
guidance issued by PharmacyHealthLink
17 September
New cut-down-then-stop smoking
strategy launched
27 August
New stop smoking guidance
published
20 August
Interviews fail to
reduce smoking in pregnancy
30 July
Stopping smoking becomes more
popular
16 July
Only 6pc of smokers advised
by a pharmacist
11 July
Anti-smoking campaign focuses on fertility
and attractiveness
25 June
Consultation opens on smoking
ban in enclosed places
11 June
Stop-smoking
training should focus on counselling
Nicotine
myths prevent smokers from quitting
4 June
World No Tobacco
Day focuses on role of health professionals in helping smokers stop
Easy access to NRT can
improve quit rate
21 May
NHS stop-smoking services success
rate increased
Weight gain counters
benefits of quitting smoking on lung function
7 May
Smoking cessation service
wins award
Internet-based
smoking cessation schemes focused on individual patients work the best
26 March
Stop smoking services unlikely
to meet targets
Only 8pc will smoke by
2050
7 March
Inpatient quit counselling
Passive smoking kills
at least 30 people in UK daily
5 March
The future for stop-smoking
services
5 February
Stop-smoking advice to be given to children
in Scotland
Childhood smoke
exposure linked to adult lung cancer
29 January
New smoke-free hospital guide more
15 January
Smoking increases the risk of infection (POEM) more
1/8 January
Smoking levels drop in England but remain stable across Britain more
2004
4 December
Smoking and salt increase GORD more
20 November
Scotland to ban smoking in public places, and England opts for a partial ban more
30 October
Smokers are more likely to develop asthma more
Smoking consultation more
26 October
White Paper should propose ban on smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces more
4 October
Pharmacists should know whether people smoke more
27 September
No workplace smoking ban yet, John Reid suggests more
17 September
FIP wants tobacco to be banned from all pharmacies more
27 August
Smokers under 40 at five times risk for heart attack more
6 August
Stop-smoking leaflets mislead more
9 July
Pharmacists urged to support public smoking ban more
2 July
Passive smoking effects more
26 June
Smokers die 10 years earlier than non-smokers more
29 May
Public ban on smoking supported by British adults more
16 April
Smoking is still the number one threat to health in Scotland more
8 April
More evidence on passive smoking harm emerges more
26 March
· Tailor nicotine replacement therapy to the individual more
· Nicotine patch efficacy linked to genotype more
· Smoking rates fall in England more
· Smoking and cognitive decline more
5 March
· Moss Pharmacy stop smoking campaign more
· Smoking and blindness more
· Smoking cessation can be used as service
delivery model for pharmacy more
· Smoking cessation voucher scheme involves the
whole pharmacy team more
· Media campaign will highlight pharmacists’ role
in helping smokers who want to quit more
19 February
Resources and information more
18 February
Updated NHS Stop Smoking Service link
16 January
· Low tar not safer more
· Tobacco control plan in Scotland more
15 January
NiQuitin CQ materials GlaxoSmithKline is offering pharmacies
a range of NiQuitin CQ materials designed to promote sales of smoking
cessation products for No Smoking Day more
2003
1 December
PCTs to decide what to do with free NRT products more
7 November
Tobacco regulatory authority call more
15 August
Using NRT to cut down helps long-term more
8 August
Web-based smoking cessation plan more
11 July
Passive smoking issue raised by CMO more
Afternoon and evening hardest time for smokers to abstain more
26 June
World conference: Pharmacists against tobacco (Finland, 5 August) more
24 May
Passive smoking risk might have been overstated, study suggests more
14 March
GPs too busy to advise on smoking more
Smoking cessation PGD template published by PharmacyHealthLink more
13 March
PharmacyHealthLink has published a template for the development of patient
group directions for the supply of products to help people give up smoking
(PDF 205K)
6 March
WHO treaty on tobacco more
Smokers more at ease talking to pharmacists about quitting more
27 February
Tell quitters of increase in colds and mouth ulcers more
More people quit smoking more
21 February
Making your mark on No Smoking Day more
Planning ahead: are customers sick of smoking? more
Nicotine Replacement Therapy — at a glance (PDF 300K)
Pharmacists play "critical" role in smoking cessation more
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