Smoking and vaping
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Single use vape ban comes into force
Powers to ban the sale and supply in Scotland.
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Realistic Medicine: Survey Highlights
The 2025 Realistic Medicine Survey reveals professionals’ views on progress towards the 2025 vision, including support for practising Realistic Medicine, barriers encountered, and future priorities to deliver outcomes that matter to people and help create a more sustainable health and care system.
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The Scottish Health Survey 2023 - volume 1: main report
This report presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2023, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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The Scottish Health Survey 2023 - Volume 2: Technical Report
This publication presents information on the methodology and fieldwork from the Scottish Health Survey 2023.
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Vaping and smoking among Scottish adolescents
This report presents results for Scotland from the ASH SmokeFree GB Youth survey to provide a picture of underage smoking and vaping behaviours
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Single-use vapes ban: consultation on implementation
Final consultation, covering the implementation of the ban and draft impact assessments. This consultation is open from 2 April to 14 May 2024.
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Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes: equality impact assessment results - interim
The interim equality impact assessment results for the proposed prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes.
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Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes: island communities impact screening assessment
The interim island communities impact screening assessment for the proposed prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes.
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Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes: Fairer Scotland Duty summary - interim
The interim Fairer Scotland Duty assessment for the proposed prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes.
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Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes: business and regulatory impact assessment - interim partial
The interim partial business and regulatory impact assessment for the proposed prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes.
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Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes: strategic environmental assessment - environmental report
The strategic environmental assessment environmental report for the proposed prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes.
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Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment - stage 1 screening
The stage 1 screening of the child rights and wellbeing impact assessment for the proposed prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes.
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Action on tobacco and vaping
New measures to protect children and young people and reduce preventable deaths.
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The Scottish Health Survey 2022 – volume 1: main report
This report presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2022, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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The Scottish Health Survey 2022 – volume 2: technical report
This publication presents information on the methodology and fieldwork from the Scottish Health Survey 2022.
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The Scottish Health Survey 2022: summary report
Key findings from the Scottish Health Survey 2022 report.
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Tobacco and vaping framework: roadmap to 2034
This focuses on both tobacco and vaping and sets our direction to 2034. It also includes the first implementation plan, which will run until November 2025.
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Vaping - understanding prevalence and trends among adults and children: research
Analysis of data on vaping from twelve surveys conducted at UK or regional level, with a focus on current use, ever tried, dual use and differences by socio-economic status.
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Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership - A fresh start
This publication sets out the First Minister’s vision for Scotland and the outcomes he and his government aim to achieve by 2026.
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Scottish Health Survey (2024 onwards): content review
We ran this questionnaire review in order to seek users' views on the content of the Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) from 2024 onwards.
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Long-term Monitoring of Health Inequalities March 2023 report
Annual update of the long-term monitoring of health inequalities headline indicators.
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Scottish local government finance - Green Book: 2023-2024
Scottish Local Government Finance Settlement 2023-24: Funding Allocation Formula.
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Smoking ban proposals
Full analysis of consultation on smoking outside hospitals.
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Prohibiting smoking outside hospital buildings: consultation analysis
Main findings from an analysis of responses to the consultation on prohibiting smoking outside hospital buildings.
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Statistics News - Insights into equality outcomes
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Statistical News Release
Smoking rates fall to 18 per cent
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Raising a tobacco-free generation
Tobacco-control action plan published.
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Raising Scotland's tobacco-free generation: our tobacco control action plan 2018
Five-year action plan setting out interventions and policies to help reduce the use of and associated harms from using tobacco in Scotland.
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Quit smoking your way
New poster to signpost services.
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Consultation on Electronic Cigarettes and Strengthening Tobacco Control responses
Reponses to the Scottish Government's consultation on electronic cigarettes and tobacco control which ran from 10 October 2014 - 2 January 2015.
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Tobacco Control Strategy - Creating a Tobacco-Free Generation
The strategy sets out a 5 year plan for action across the key themes of health inequalities, prevention, protection and cessation
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Scotland's Future is Smoke Free: A Smoking Prevention Action Plan
A smoking prevention Action Plan
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Smoking policies: guidance
Guidance on smoking policies for the NHS, local authorities and care service providers.