1. Home
2. Health and social care
3. Public health
4. Health improvement

Smoking

Sign up for updates to this topic page

Guidance and regulation

• Alcohol, drugs and tobacco: commissioning support pack

  Guidance

  4 October 2018

  Public Health England

• Use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces

  Guidance

  6 July 2016

  Public Health England

• Health matters: Stopping smoking - what works?

  Guidance

  25 September 2018

  Public Health England

• Stoptober campaign evaluation
  • Guidance
  • 28 September 2018
  • Public Health England
• Packaging of tobacco products
  • Guidance
  • 24 June 2016
  • Department of Health and Social Care

See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

20 September 2018 — Press release

One person quits smoking every 80 seconds in England

Public Health England

1. Prevention must be the heart of the NHS long-term plan
   • 6 September 2018
   • Public Health England
   • Press release
2. UK ratifies global treaty to tackle illegal tobacco trade
   • 29 June 2018
   • HM Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs
   • News story
3. PHE bulletin: 3 February 2016
   • 3 February 2016
   • Public Health England
   • Correspondence
4. Chronic smoking-related lung disease blights over 1 million lives in England
   • 29 December 2015
   • Public Health England
   • Press release

See all news and communications

Research and statistics

• Statistics on Smoking Cessation Services in Northern Ireland 2017/18
  • 15 August 2018
  • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Department of Health (Northern Ireland)
  • Official statistics
• Cost of smoking to the NHS in England: 2015
  • 18 July 2017
  • Public Health England
  • Research
• Health inequalities in London
  • 15 October 2015
  • Public Health England
  • Research
• E-cigarettes: an evidence update
  • 28 August 2015
  • Public Health England
  • Research
• Smoking in prisons: management of tobacco use and nicotine withdrawal
  • 12 March 2015
  • Public Health England
  • Research

See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

• Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 8 October 2018

  Department of Health and Social Care

  Closed consultation

  Date closed 22 October 2018

• Fees proposals: tobacco and herbal products for smoking 10 March 2017

  Department of Health and Social Care

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 22 November 2016

• Essex County Council delivers stop smoking support via vape shops
  • 25 September 2018
  • Public Health England
  • Case study
• Tobacco control measures overseas
  • 22 August 2017
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Policy paper
• Smoke-free generation: tobacco control plan for England
  • 18 July 2017
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Policy paper

See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Public Health England Marketing Plan 2013 to 2014
  • 15 April 2013
  • Public Health England
  • Corporate report

See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Organisations

1. Department of Health & Social Care
2. Public Health England
3. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
4. HM Revenue & Customs
5. HM Treasury

Show more organisations

1. Ministry of Defence