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Looking forward to working on this exciting project - we will be developing our modelling of the effects of tobacco, alcohol and food policy to relate to local-level policymaking with Alan Brennan Colin Angus PennyBreeze SCHARR

Great to see so much coverage of our research in the news today

Tobacco and Vapes Bill moves to Committee Stage with overwhelming support from MPs backed by tobacco retailers, the public, including smokers, and health leaders #BacktheBill to create a #SmokefreeGeneration

A plurality of parties back the bill as do a plurality of voters. Time for #smokefreegeneration

The Editorial Board would like to give a big welcome to Thomas Norman who has just joined as a Deputy Editor. We have also been lucky to have Duncan Gillespie, Dr Belinda Lunnay, Amanda Roxburgh and @lesaangelica join as Deputy Editors this year. Full list: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1…

In one of the world’s most ambitious plans, UK lawmakers have backed a proposal to create by 2040 a ‘smoke-free’ generation of people who will never be able to legally buy tobacco go.nature.com/3xFjsvt

New ⁦Royal College of Physicians⁩ report “E-cigarettes and harm reduction: An evidence review” with contributions on cost-effectiveness modelling & pricing policy from me and ⁦SARG - SCHARR⁩ team ⁦Alan Brennan⁩ ⁦Luke B. Wilson⁩ & Damon Morris rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outpu…

A big thank you to the ⁦The University of Sheffield⁩ ⁦SARG - SCHARR⁩ team who contributed to this report. We are already developing new research projects to fill the evidence gaps we identified when putting it together sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/sarg-contribut…

New paper shows there has been an increase in people trying to stop smoking because it’s too expensive since 2020. ~1 in 4 quit attempts by adult smokers in England are now motivated by cost 🧵 bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/e0…

🚭Smoking bans are coming: what does the evidence say? The UK plan would probably “be the most impactful public-health policy ever introduced”, our own Duncan Gillespie told nature as part of their feature on the subject. Read it here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ nature.com/articles/d4158…

Latest News: In England, the smoke-free dividend was estimated to be largest in local areas with the lowest average income. These are also the areas with the highest smoking rates. bit.ly/3PClBhL Duncan Gillespie

We've got a cool new paper out today in The Lancet Public Health modelling the impact of the reforms to alcohol taxes that happened in the UK last summer. We find that broadly the reforms are a step in the right direction, but only a small step... doi.org/10.1016/S2468-…

Love it when my Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals & ScHARR Public Health worlds collide! Listening to Duncan Gillespie describe initial findings from the evaluation of the #QUIT smoking cessation programme across South Yorkshire 🎉🌟

Quitting cigarettes: making cessation support inclusive & equitable #Stoptober Have you listened to the podcast about the PHIRST Fusion evaluation of the hybrid North Yorkshire Living Well Smoke Free service? player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/quittin…

New research by The University of Sheffield commissioned by PHS has found that minimum pricing policies for tobacco could help reduce smoking prevalence and improve health in Scotland, especially among disadvantaged groups where smoking related harms are highest. publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/octo…

Modest estimates are that even a 60p minimum price would lead to 16,327 people stopping in the next ten years, plus 1,467 fewer hospital admissions, prevent 285 deaths, and add an additional 6,792 years of life to the Scottish population by 2034. publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/octo…

We've published a new report, commissioned by Public Health Scotland, modelling the potential impact of a minimum price for tobacco in Scotland. We find that it would reduce smoking rates, save lives and narrow inequalities. But... sheffield.ac.uk/news/minimum-p…

Today we've released our first Budget Briefing Note exploring the potential health and economic consequences of tobacco and alcohol tax changes announced in the Autumn Budget. We plan to publish similar briefing notes following future UK Budgets sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/sarg-releases-…

Latest News: Tax increases lead to increases in the price of factory made cigarettes and RYO across the price distribution with evidence to suggest that the TI pass-through taxes at different magnitudes depending on price by overshifting taxes at a lower rate for cheaper products