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Smoking in the workplace

In the UK, smoke-free legislation provides that most workplaces must be smoke free.

Employers should review their policies and practices on a regular basis, to ensure that they are complying with the legislation, including for example in relation to their vehicles and employees who work remotely.


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    • Smoking in the workplace

    Smokers urged to switch to vaping in ‘swap to stop’ scheme

    by Nic Paton 11 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 11 Apr 2023

    One million smokers are to be encouraged by the government to swap cigarettes for vaping under a new “swap to...

    • Obesity
    • Latest News
    • Smoking in the workplace

    Cake in the office ‘like passive smoking’, says watchdog chief

    by Jo Faragher 18 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 18 Jan 2023

    Could an office cake ban be on the cards? Bringing sweet treats into work could be perceived to be as...

    • E-cigarettes
    • Respiratory
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    ‘Smokefree England’ 2030 target now a decade off track

    by Nic Paton 3 Jan 2023
    by Nic Paton 3 Jan 2023

    The government is almost a decade behind achieving its target for England to be smoke free by 2030, a leading cancer charity has warned.

    • E-cigarettes
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Smoking in the workplace

    Vaping more effective for quitting smoking than patches or gum

    by Nic Paton 18 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 18 Nov 2022

    E-cigarettes and vaping help people to quit smoking better than traditional nicotine-replacement therapies, research has suggested.

    • E-cigarettes
    • Blood pressure
    • Cardiac

    Vaping can affect heart rate and blood pressure

    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022

    People who vape can experience “worrisome” changes in their blood pressure and heart rate immediately afterwards, research from the US...

    • E-cigarettes
    • Cancer
    • Health surveillance

    Thousands unable to access local stop-smoking support

    by Nic Paton 27 Jun 2022
    by Nic Paton 27 Jun 2022

    Thousands of people in England are not getting the personalised support they need to quit smoking, a study has suggested.

    • Obesity
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    Government plans to ‘level up’ health by tackling poor diet and smoking

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Feb 2022

    The government's levelling up white paper outlines plans for more investment in weight management services and healthier eating.

    • Research
    • OH service delivery
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Lockdown boredom and anxiety drove increase in smoking

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Oct 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Oct 2021

    Nearly half of smokers have been smoking more since the pandemic began

    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Smoking in the workplace
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    Smoking cessation push will reap economic benefits, report claims

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Aug 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Aug 2021

    More than half of adults who are in poor health are current or ex-smokers, according to a report that calls for investment in national information campaigns and smoking cessation services.

    • E-cigarettes
    • Coronavirus
    • OH service delivery

    Pandemic leads to increase in ‘stress smoking’

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2021

    More than half of smokers are ‘stress smoking’ or smoking more because of extra strain brought on by the Covid-19...

    • Blood pressure
    • E-cigarettes
    • Research

    Sixteen per cent of adults could have an eating disorder

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2021

    One in five women and one in eight men screened positive for a possible eating disorder in 2019, recently published...

    • Research
    • Mental health conditions
    • Health surveillance

    Mental health professionals’ smoking training ‘inadequate’

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Dec 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Dec 2020

    Urgent action is needed to improve the training about smoking cessation that mental health nurses and psychiatrists receive, a report...

    • Blood pressure
    • Cancer
    • Clinical governance

    Smokers urged to quit to reduce risk of coronavirus complications

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2020

    Smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be urged to stop smoking immediately or risk complications if they contract...

    • Rest periods
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    • Spain

    Pay can be deducted for smoking and coffee breaks, Spanish court rules

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Feb 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Feb 2020

    Companies in Spain can make wage deductions for employees who take coffee or smoking breaks during working hours, the country’s...

    • Fit for Work
    • Obesity
    • Health surveillance

    Just a quarter make lifestyle choices to cut cardiovascular disease risk

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Oct 2019

    Only a quarter of UK adults make conscious decisions about their health and lifestyle to reduce the risk of developing...

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