in nearly 4% of all hospital admissions at an annual cost to the nhs of £2 billion a year. the government wants to drive those figures down, having pledged to have fewer than 5% of britain smoking by 2030. earlier this year, experts predicted that target would be missed without further action. but if the idea to put inserts into packets is taken up, the government believes they could help an additional 30,000 smokers to quit their habit. the consultation on this new approach will run until october. matt cole, bbc news. the wash outjuly in the uk may not have been great for holidaymakers but it has come at the right time for wine producers in england. the mixed weather this summer means 2023 is promising to be a great year for the grape harvest. steve humphrey is at a vineyard in chichesterfor us.
a similar scheme in canada found those exposed to the inserts multiple times were significantly more likely to try to give up smoking. the uk government believes smoking places a huge burden on the nhs, claiming it is the single leading preventable cause of illness and mortality in the uk, resulting in nearly 4% of all hospital admissions at an annual cost to the nhs of £2 billion a year. the government wants to drive those figures down, having pledged to have fewer than 5% of britain smoking by 2030. earlier this year, experts predicted that target would be missed without further action. but if the idea to put inserts into packets is taken up, the government believes they could help an additional 30,000 smokers to quit their habit. the consultation on this new approach will run until october. matt cole, bbc news.
the grim warnings on the outside are warnings about the harm. and they help prevent children from starting to smoke and they help encourage smokers to think about why they should quit. but you can t put much information on them. so the pack inserts can give you a lot more information about how best to quit. the department of health says a similar scheme in canada found those exposed to the inserts multiple times were significantly more likely to try to give up smoking. the uk government believes smoking places a huge burden on the nhs, claiming it is the single leading preventable cause of illness and mortality in the uk, resulting in nearly 4% of all hospital admissions at an annual cost to the nhs of £2 billion a year. the government wants to drive those figures down, having pledged to have fewer than 5% of britain smoking by 2030. earlier this year, experts predicted