1/2 Local authority and NHS leaders in the NE support creating a Smokefree Generation. 7/10 NE adults support raising the age of sale for tobacco, giving children a future free from the addiction, death and disease it inflicts.
🚭Local councils are driving a record expansion in stop smoking support.
NEW ASH data shows 90% now prioritise tobacco control and quit success is up 34% since 2022/23. A major step toward a smokefree future and an end to the harm from tobacco.
Delivering Very Brief Advice (Ask, Advise, Act) is an evidence-based, #NICE-recommended responsibility for all healthcare professionals. Every smoker should be identified, advised on quitting, and offered support or referral to stop-smoking services. #SmokefreeNHS
Linzi has spent 3 years helping people quit with @NTCouncilTeam. In 25 years of stop smoking services, we've seen big changes – more NRT, emotional support & flexible appointments – all helping more people achieve a #SmokeFreeFuture 🔽
Proud to be one of 1,200+ signatories supporting the Tobacco & Vapes Bill.
Smoking is still the leading cause of preventable illness & early death.
Now’s the time to act to protect future generations.
📢 Over 1,200 public health professionals have written to health spokespeople from all parties, urging swift passage of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill - a historic chance to protect future generations. 🚭✨
✉️ Read the letter: https://t.co/W2r4l7bFja
Congratulations to Karen Lodge who has quit smoking after more than 40 years!
Karen took the bold step to ask our specialist smoking cessation team for help and now she has stubbed out the habit for good. Thanks for the video @FreshSmokeFree
https://t.co/MYG8H3cmdi
#Stoptober
The tax gap (total tax avoided and evaded) for the UK in 2023-20224 was £46,800,000,000.
It's not teachers or nurses avoiding tax.
It's not people on PIP.
It's not asylum seekers.
It's the rich. It's the billionaires. Its Nigel Farage. It's the Tories.
2025 marks 25 years of Stop Smoking Services.
In the NE, SSS have helped 400,000 people stop - improving health, saving lives, and changing futures.
A huge thank you to our partners for showcasing services this #Stoptober and to the teams supporting so many on their journey.
The Targeted Lung Health Check Programme in Newcastle Gateshead is hiring:
Community Tobacco Dependency Nurse: https://t.co/jv7dviXS5S
Community Tobacco Dependency Specialist Advisor: https://t.co/JPyhHSzeTz
Closing date: 7 November 2025
#SmokefreeNHS#NHSJobs#SmokefreeFuture
2025 marks 25 years of Stop Smoking Services. In the NE, services have helped 400,000 people to stop smoking — improving health, saving lives, and changing futures.
Huge credit to all the teams making it happen!
#SmokeFreeFuture
Congratulations to @NTeesHpoolNHSFT and @CNTWNHS for being nominated as Team of the Quarter at our Stop Smoking Community of Interest. The COI brings together people offering stop smoking support across the NE and NENC ICB to share learning & strengthen support for quitting.
We are delighted to learn Caitlin Thompson won the Early Career Researcher poster prize for a poster presentation of the NENC Staff Tobacco Dependency Offer (STDO) @ the @SRNT_Europe conference in Romania last week. our full paper can be found here: https://t.co/AKXPQ7GhrX
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
Zach Polanski, "We can stop the small boats criss. We could have safe and legal routes"
"This is a manufactured crisis by the Conservative government and now the Labour government"
"So many black and Asian communities in this country are terrified because the whole frame of the migration crisis is a racist fascist frame"
"There is a sense the country is broken. And they're right"
"But the answer is not to blame migrants or asylum seekers"
"The answer is to point at the private jets, teh private yachts, and to the multi millionaires and billionaires, and to say, we will fund our public services, we will build council houses, we will invest in our NHS"
Simple, succinct 👏
Secondhand smoke is a serious risk for children with asthma – it can trigger attacks and increase hospital admissions.
As we mark #AskAboutAsthma - let’s work together to raise awareness and prevent harm. You can read more here.🔽
https://t.co/Bc1lnJDLbn
➡️ Watch Jeremy's Quit Story - Does any of this sound familiar? ⬅️
Jeremy started smoking at the age of 14. After being a smoker for a steady 34 years and concerned about his health and being there for his children, Jeremy decided to make a change.
https://t.co/G2NCi4UpQW