What an incredible honour to have won the very first Allison Thorpe Award today at the @UKPHR1 2nd Practitioners Awards #PHPConf2019 .Incredible privilege to have Allison’s children present the award in her memory . Flying the flag for Public Health in the North East.

Delighted with the progress we have made so far. Celebrating this milestone with our incredible tobacco dependency teams but our work is far from over #smokefreefuture #smokefreeNHS

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"People are still dying from smoking. Loved ones are lost, and families are left to watch as someone they love deteriorates. It's time to act." #SmokefreeFuture #TobaccoDependency – Maria Taylor, @SouthTees FT

We are delighted to learn Caitlin Thompson won the Early Career Researcher poster prize for a poster presentation of the NENC Staff Tobacco Dependency Offer (STDO) @ the @SRNT_Europe conference in Romania last week. our full paper can be found here: https://t.co/AKXPQ7GhrX

We are delighted that our Smokefree NHS programme in @NENC_NHS is identified here as an exemplar of effective practise.

Concerns have been raised that vaping has created a 'new generation of nicotine addicts'. Using NYTS data, we examined changes in the proportion of US high-school students reporting symptoms of nicotine dependence over the past decade, in the context of changing patterns of

Ending the week with a positive note I saw on LinkedIn .#BeKind

Fantastic to see multiple abstracts submissions from our TDTS teams across @NENC_NHS @SmokefreeNHS_NE at today’s #SCAH2025 conference @CNTWNHS @Gateshead_NHS @NorthumbriaNHS @FreshSmokeFree showcasing excellent work towards #smokefreefuture

So amazing to have all these passionate lovely folk from NHS, LAs and other key partners from NE at this brilliant @scahconf People are buzzing by how much they're learning, sharing and exploring. #scah2025 #smokefreefuture @ADPHNE @NENC_NHS

Great to be able to showcase the work in @NENC_NHS at today’s #SCAH2025. No one left behind #smokefreefuture

Really looking forward to speaking at another SCaH Conference this time closer 2 home in York.I will be sharing about the North East North Cumbria systemwide approach to improving access for individuals living with severe mental illness (SMI) accessing smoking cessation services

"People living with severe mental illness (#SMI) often smoke more heavily, leading to poorer health & shorter lifespans. But they want to quit just as much as anyone else." – Brenda Warner, Stop Smoking Specialist @N_landCouncil #smokefreefuture #TobaccoDependency

A reminder of the amount of £ the Tobacco Industry is making each year in the UK alone- whilst causing huge economic strains on NHS, LA, workplaces. We think enough is enough. They should be made to pay, we need a polluter pays levy on them.

We must also continue to invest in tobacco control and smoking cessation programmes- we can then achieve a #Smokefreefuture and this will have a hugely positive impact on health, wellbeing, productivity and poverty. Public support is high.

My first published paper!!! Supported by @NENC_NHS @SmokefreeNHS_NE @NIHR_ARC_NENC Evaluating the acceptability of the @SmokefreeNHS_NE offer for NHS staff across the NENC Read the full paper here: https://t.co/HMGMdCSCQr

In this video Tobacco Dependency Advisors across @NENC_NHS Trusts share their experiences and impact of TDTS teams. #SmokefrreNHS #SmokefreeFuture

@RaeMcIl presenting aspirations for treating tobacco dependency treatment for people with mental health conditions in @NENC_NHS #tdtdsmiworkshop #smokefreenhs

Our wonderful @feenjo welcomes delegates from all over @NENC_NHS trusts at the #TobaccoDependency and SMI event today. #TDTSMIWorkshop #Smokefree

Mary Yates highlighting the importance of helping people to stop smoking and viewing tobacco dependency as a serious disease, a powerful addiction that can be treated. #SmokefreeFuture #SmokefreeNHS

Our first Speaker is @RaeMcIl Rachel McIlvenna, Smokefree NHS Strategic Manager for NENC giving an overview of the NENC SMI Tobacco Dependency treatment programme to date. #SmokefreeFuture #SmokefreeNHS #TDTSSMIWorkshop