Government ‘will miss its target to make England smoke-free by 2030’
22/07/2021, 12:11 am
Undated file photo of a man holding a cigarette while at the wheel of a car. Leading medics are saying the Government will miss its target to make England smoke-free by 2030.
The Government will miss its target to make England smoke-free by 2030 unless it takes further action, leading medics have said.
In an open letter to the Prime Minister and Health Secretary Sajid Javid, experts said that “despite acknowledging that it would be extremely challenging”, there is still no sign to date of the “bold action the Government promised to deliver this crucial public health objective.”