London’s first LGBTQ+ Stop Smoking Week (27–31 October)

LGBT campaign

London’s first Stop Smoking London LGBTQ+ Week (27–31 October) will highlight smoking rates within LGBTQ+ communities and raise awareness of the tailored support available, including face-to-face services and the Smoke Free App for London. The comms pack, which includes suggested posts, graphics and video case studies is now available on the London Tobacco Alliance website. Please share and use during the week.

WEBINAR INVITE 

As part of the  ‘LDN smoking and the LGBTQ+ community’ campaign that will be running from 27-31 October, the London Tobacco Alliance is running a webinar for healthcare professionals ​, tobacco control leads and related professionals,  featuring various speakers with expertise in this area discussing the issues related to smoking faced by the community, sharing models of bespoke support and engagement and holding a panel discussion. They will also be sharing stories from members of the LGBTQ+ community who describe the factors around smoking and their journey to giving up.  

Date: Wednesday 29 October

Time: 2-4pm

Online via Teams – register here:  https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bc255c6e-9f4c-4a45-ba51-a25fbdb43eab@3c0aec87-f983-418f-b3dc-d35db83fb5d2

Event invite 

London Tobacco Alliance – celebrating successes and looking to the future 

 The London Tobacco Alliance is holding an event to celebrate its third anniversary and take a look back at its impact, and that of its partners, to reduce smoking in London – and outlining future tobacco control priorities for London.

 The event takes place between 9am-1pm on Wednesday, 5 November at Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, 108 Stamford Street London SE1 9NH.

 Register via Eventbrite on this link London Tobacco Alliance – celebrating successes and looking to the future , where you can also see a full list of speakers.

In case you wanted to highlight any speakers they are: 

•           Professor Kevin Fenton, Regional Director OHID London

•           Kirsten Watters, Director of Public Health LB Camden

•           Wendy Elcome, Chair London Tobacco Control Network

•           Chris Streather, Regional Medical Director NHS London

•           Professor Ann McNeill, Kings College London

•           Stuart Radnedge, Regional Coordinator London Trading Standards

•           Liam Murphy, LGBT Hero

•           Ed Beveridge, Presidential Lead for Physical Health, Royal College of Psychiatrists

•           Nina Khadazadeh, Regional Chief Midwife NHS London