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Children’s doctors call for an outright ban on disposable e-cigarettes

6 June 2023

Disposable e-cigarette products such as Elf bars, Geek bars and Lost Marys are now the top choice for children and young people.

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Policy briefing: Vaping in young people

Vapes, or e-cigarettes, are devices that enable users to inhale nicotine in vapour, generated by heating a liquid (e-liquid), rather than smoke. In the UK it is illegal to sell vapes to under 18s; however, data shows that the number of children and young people using vapes is rising. This briefing s...

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RCPCH response to youth vaping: call for evidence

In June 2023, we responded to the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ call for evidence to identify opportunities to reduce the number of children and young people accessing and using vape products.

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Smoking and vaping

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RCPCH responds to Labour’s Health Mission

22 May 2023

Today (22 May) the Labour party published its mission for the NHS, laying out several proposed policies relating to child health and inequalities.

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RCPCH responds to call for evidence on youth vaping

12 April 2023

The UK Government announced their plans to make England smokefree by 2030.

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RCPCH responds to worrying reports that upcoming smoking action plan is to be scrapped

11 October 2022

We have been made aware of concerning reports that the upcoming smoking action plan is due to be scrapped. While the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed no such decision has been made, the publication date for this plan is still unknown.

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Tightening rules on advertising and promoting vaping products consultation response

In April 2022, we responded to a Scottish Government consultation on the advertising and promotion of vaping products in Scotland. Below is a short summary, with our full response available in the downloads section.

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Smoking and vaping

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RCPCH responds to ‘Making smoking obsolete’, an independent review into smokefree 2030 policies

10 June 2022

On 9th June 2022, an independent report titled “Making smoking obsolete” was published making recommendations to the UK government to reach its objective for England to be smokefree by 2030.

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Tobacco control strategy and delivery plan (Wales) consultation response

In March 2022 we responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the Tobacco control strategy and delivery plan for Wales. This page provides a summary, and you can download our full response.

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Welsh Government launches its consultation, A Smoke-free Wales

10 November 2021

The target of the Welsh Government's long term tobacco control strategy, is a smoke-free Wales by 2030, or less than 5% of the population smoking. The RCPCH welcomes this announcement.