All 7 results for smoking speaker:Gillian Keegan

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Asthma: Steroid Drugs ( 7 Jul 2022)

Gillian Keegan: ...and alternatives. For adults with asthma, these include SABAs, leukotriene receptor antagonists and long-acting beta2 agonists. For chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), NICE recommends smoking cessation, SABAs and short-acting muscarinic antagonists, Theophylline tablets, oral mucolytic therapy, oral anti-oxidant therapy, oral anti-tussive therapy, oral prophylactic antibiotic...

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Alcoholic Drinks: Children and Young People (31 Jan 2022)

Gillian Keegan: No assessment has yet been made as data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol consumption by children and young people is not currently available. NHS Digital’s Smoking, Drinking and Drugs among Young People Survey provides information on drinking behaviours and attitudes among children aged 11 to 15 years old. The last survey was carried out in 2018. Field work for the 2021...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease — [Caroline Nokes in the Chair] (17 Nov 2021)

Gillian Keegan: ...from lung cancer. However, those projects will not just identify more cancers, but pick up a range of other health conditions, including COPD. People aged between 55 and 74 who have ever smoked are now offered a free lung health check closer to where they live. They may then have a lung cancer screen scan if that check shows that they need one. A review undertaken by Professor Sir Mike...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease — [Caroline Nokes in the Chair] (17 Nov 2021)

Gillian Keegan: Obviously, there would be a relationship between the GP and the smoker, but that can go either way. Anybody who is in those age groups needs to be made aware that they are entitled to this free lung health check, and it is the responsibility of us all to make sure those checks are available. I am sure we will all ensure that that is understood. In 2019, 85% of deaths due to COPD were...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease — [Caroline Nokes in the Chair] (17 Nov 2021)

Gillian Keegan: Yes, indeed. In fact, one of my own family members—my uncle—has COPD and has never smoked. As we are from the north-west, it is likely to be due to his workplace conditions. Tackling occupational respiratory disease remains one of the Health and Safety Executive’s health priorities, and the aim is to reduce the number of new cases of occupational-related lung disease. To help achieve...

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Dementia: Health Education (18 Oct 2021)

Gillian Keegan: ...Government recommends the following: - eating a healthy diet as depicted in the Eatwell Guide; - maintaining a healthy weight; - exercising regularly; - not drinking too much alcohol; - stopping smoking; and - keeping blood pressure at a healthy level. We will be setting out our plans on dementia for England for future years in due course which will include a focus on risk reduction and...

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Tackling Loneliness ( 4 Jul 2019)

Gillian Keegan: ...that the Government are doing on loneliness, but according to Age UK more than 2 million people in England over the age of 75 live alone. Loneliness is thought to be as harmful to our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In Chichester, we have some fantastic projects such as the Rotary Club’s Building A Generation, in which every two weeks older people go into Chichester College and...


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