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Vaping

Vapes or e-cigarettes are battery-powered products that release a visible vapour that contains liquid nicotine that is inhaled by the user. Vapes fall outside the scope of the smoke-free legislation.

While some employers may allow employees to use vapes in the workplace, many will prefer to ban them, typically in their smoking policy, and inform employees that their use will result in disciplinary action.


 

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    How to help employees quit vaping before new ban comes into effect

    by Janet O'Neill 22 Apr 2025
    by Janet O'Neill 22 Apr 2025

    Workplace habits, including vaping breaks, can make it difficult for employees to overcome nicotine addiction. By using the forthcoming vaping...

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    One million who have never smoked now vape regularly – study

    by Nic Paton 4 Oct 2024
    by Nic Paton 4 Oct 2024

    As many as one million adults in England who have never regularly smoked now vape, according to a new study....

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    Vaping as damaging to young people’s lung as smoking – study

    by Nic Paton 9 Sep 2024
    by Nic Paton 9 Sep 2024

    Vaping can cause as much damage to young people’s lungs as smoking, research has suggested.
    The study by a team...

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    Doctors urge action to tackle ‘growing epidemic’ of young vaping

    by Nic Paton 28 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 28 Aug 2024

    Doctors are urging the government to get tough on what they are calling the “growing epidemic” of vaping in the...

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    Stop-smoking support should be offered alongside lung cancer screening

    by Nic Paton 19 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 19 Apr 2024

    Study suggests smoking-related deaths can be reduced if people attending lung cancer screening are offered stop-smoking support.

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    Offering vape ‘starter packs’ in A&E can help people quit smoking

    by Nic Paton 1 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 1 Apr 2024

    Giving out free e-cigarette ‘starter packs’ in hospital emergency departments to people who smoke can help them quit, a study has concluded.

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    Vaping study to gauge effect on cardiovascular health

    by Nic Paton 2 Oct 2023
    by Nic Paton 2 Oct 2023

    A study has been launched to measure the long-term impact of vaping on the body’s cardiovascular system.
    Researchers at Manchester...

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    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...

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    ‘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.

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    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.

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    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...

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    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.

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    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...

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    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...

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    Workplace smoking ban 10 years on: Common employer queries

    by Stephen Simpson 4 Jul 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 4 Jul 2017

    On 1 July 2007, England introduced a ban on smoking in enclosed public places, including most workplaces. Ten years on,...

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