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Jul 18

How young adults can #befree and achieve more…

By Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive ASH Scotland ASH Scotland is preparing to launch a new campaign highlighting how not smoking leaves young adults happier, better off and achieving more. Our Development Lead, Emma Papakyriakou, explains why….. The tobacco industry deliberately built up smoking as a lifestyle choice ...

Apr 18

There are so many things we need to do on smoking and health, but if I had to choose three….

By Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive ASH Scotland Scotland’s five year national tobacco strategy ended in March. Rightly there are plans for a follow-up and I’d suggest that the main challenge should be in deciding between the long list of possible actions for reducing the huge public health burden of smoking. But if a public ...

Oct 17

The Benefits of Smoke-Free Public Places

The benefits of smoke-free public places The smoke-free legislation is hugely popular; in 2015 87% of Scottish adults (65% of smokers) opposed it. The legislation has resulted in significant benefits, as well as changes in behaviour and attitudes towards smoking. Many researchers in Scotland contributed to the evaluation of the ...

Aug 17

Cancer Incidence in Scotland

Andrew Deas and Greig Stanners, Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland The Scottish Cancer Registry has collected data on cancer since 1958. The data are used for a wide variety of purposes including research and planning of cancer services. The data are also used in the annual publication of cancer incidence ...

Aug 17

Have you seen these funded studies?

The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) provides funding opportunities for researchers in Scottish universities and health boards to undertake projects (up to £300k and three years) through two response mode research grant programmes covering the broad spectrum of applied health and care related research. Following the publication of the ...

Jul 17

What must we do to achieve a tobacco-free generation by 2034?

By Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive, ASH Scotland The Scottish Government will shortly begin developing a new tobacco strategy, setting out the next steps towards the target of Scotland being tobacco-free by 2034. This is defined as an adult smoking rate of 5% or less and therefore focuses on culture change, not ...

May 17

To prevent cancer we need to have an IMPACT on Mental Health

By John Watson, Deputy Chief Executive, ASH Scotland The Scottish Government’s target of being tobacco-free in 2034 would prevent a large proportion of cancers from ever happening. So it is unfortunate that, as things stand, it will not be achieved. Continuing the current rate of progress would leave us with a smoking ...

Mar 17

Women have lots to gain in cancer prevention

The number of cancer cases in Scotland is projected to rise by 33% between 2008-2012 and 2023-2027. [1] Much of this increase can be attributed to an ageing population but for some of the most common cancers there appears to be a gender story emerging. The age-standardised incidence rate per 100,000 population for males is […]

Nov 16

Workplace health can change! The story of tobacco control

By Shelia Duffy, Chief Executive at ASH Scotland This year, Scotland celebrated a decade of smoke-free enclosed public spaces. To borrow a thought from Virginia Slims, we’ve come a long way, baby. And we’re now quite a long way from the widespread normality and visibility of smoking in past decades, where physicians ...

Jul 16

Interview: Professor Linda Bauld

Profile Linda Bauld is Professor of Health Policy at the University of Stirling, Deputy Director of the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, and Cancer Research UK’s cancer prevention champion. What do you enjoy most about your job? Engaging with the public, policy makers and a wide range of colleagues on effective ways to ...

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