Healthcare bodies demand an end to abuse of doctors and nurses by anti-vaxxers
Trolling and hate speech has reached new levels following a campaign to persuade pregnant women to get the jab, the Royal College of Midwives said
Healthcare staff have faced abuse from Covid-deniers and anti-vaxxers throughout the pandemic, and request the right to undertake their jobs in peace (Image: PA Wire/PA Images)
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Healthcare bodies demand end to abuse of doctors and nurses by Covid-19 deniers
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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.”
Signatories to the letter include Dr Nicholas Hopkinson, chairman of Action on Smoking and Health; Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, chairwoman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges; Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive of the Health Foundation; Dr Andrew Goddard, president of the Royal College of Physicians and Professor Maggie Rae, president of the Faculty of Public Health.
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.”