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  • Smokers get help to quit

    A national TV and radio advertising campaign has been launched today to encourage smokers to quit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ACMD: consideration of the use of foil as an intervention, to reduce the harms of heroin and cocaine (December 2011)

    Consideration of the use of foil as an intervention, to reduce the harms of heroin and cocaine.

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  • Physical activity data published

    Data on physical activity levels commissioned by the Department of Health has been published on the National Obesity Observatory website.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Substance misuse services in adult prisons in England

    As part of the Government’s October 2010 spending review, responsibility for the funding of non-clinical substance misuse services in contracted…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nutrition and health claims made on foods

    European Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods seeks to protect consumers from misleading or false claims.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British Medical Association on smoking in cars

    Department of Health responds to call from the British Medical Association for a ban on smoking to include private motor vehicles

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Working protocol agreed between the Home Secretary and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 15 November 2011 by Theresa May and House of Lords by Lord Henley…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ACMD anabolic steroids advice, 2011

    ACMD Anabolic Steroids Advice (2011).

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  • Throat and liver cancer

    Department of Health responds to statistics that show Britain has the highest rates of throat cancer in Europe

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Watch the quit smoking TV ad

    Second wave of quit smoking TV ad launched.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • All children really want this Christmas is their parents to quit smoking

    As the Department launches a second wave of its advertising campaign aimed at getting loved ones to quit smoking, new research reveals children…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commissioning of prison-based substance misuse services from April 2013

    A joint letter from Richard Bradshaw, the DH Director of Offender Health, and Rosanna O'Connor, the Director of Delivery for the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, has been published today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National Diet and Nutrition Survey

    Today the Department published the National Diet and Nutrition Survey supplementary report on Blood analytes. This includes headline results…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commissioning of substance misuse services from April 2013

    This joint letter from the DH Director of Offender Health and the Director of Delivery for the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse explains the commissioning of prison-based substance misuse services post-April 20…

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  • Outcome definitions agreed for drugs recovery pilot bids

    Detailed definitions that should be used in measuring outcomes from pilots relating to the Drug and Alcohol Payment by Results initiative have been agreed and finalised. 

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public Health Responsibility Deal monitoring templates

    We have published the monitoring templates for the Public Health Responsibility Deal. The Public Health Responsibility Deal has been established…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs: open meeting - 31 October 2011

    The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) invites members of the public to its open meeting on Monday 31 October 2011, from 10am-12…

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  • Change4Life publishes strategy

    Change4Life has today published its Marketing Strategy setting out plans for its future direction, and building on the wider Public Health Marketing Strategy published in April 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Dietary energy recommendations report published

    The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has today published its report ‘Dietary recommendations for energy’.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ACMD response to proposed amendment to the Misuse of Drugs - Safe Custody - NI- Regulations 1973

    ACMD response to proposed amendment to the Misuse of Drugs - Safe Custody - NI- Regulations 1973.

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