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Nearly 570 children will start smoking on World No Tobacco Day

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Nearly 570 children in the UK will start smoking during World No Tobacco Day – the annual event to encourage people to quit. Tomorrow’s 567 new young smokers* will add to the estimated 138,000 regular smokers across the country aged 11 to 15. In Surrey alone, around 4,200 young people aged 11 to 15 smoke … Continue reading →

Council takes over public health

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Obesity, smoking and drinking are among the issues Surrey County Council will tackle after taking control of public health. Responsibility for improving the health of Surrey’s communities and reducing inequalities officially transferred from the NHS on Monday (1 April). The county council is now responsible for 23 public health functions, which will see it tackle … Continue reading →

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