Health and Social Care Policy Assignment

Running head: HEALTH POLICY
Health and
Social Care
Reducing Smoking
3-31-2020

HEALTH POLICY 1
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Overview of Health Issue (Reducing Smoking).....................................................................2
Development and Implementation of Smoking in the public places policy.......................4
Impact of the Policy and Its implementation on Target Population...................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................7

HEALTH POLICY 2
Introduction
The aim of this report is to present a paper discussing a health policy for a health issue that is
reducing smoking. The report is providing a detailed analysis of the policy as well as the
health issue and the progress that has been made through this policy.
One of the health policies that are related to reducing smoking is “Smoking in the public
places”. Under the Health Act 2006, a regulation was introduced that was related to banning
smoking in the force in England in the year 2007. Almost all surrounded and considerably
enclosed workplaces and other public places including public transport and work vehicles and
company cars are part of this policy. After this, there is a new regulation that was introduced
in the year 2015, which highlights that smoking in a private vehicle with children is against
the law. As per the new plan of tobacco control, it has been highlighted that in spite of this
rule, around a quarter of people lie under the age group of 16-24 years are being exposed to
second-hand smoke. For addressing this issue, the plan focusses on supporting the local
regions to execute smoke-free policies all over in the hospitals and prisons in England
(Anyanwu, Craig, Katikireddi and Green, 2018).
Overview of Health Issue (Reducing Smoking)
Tobacco smoking in the UK is predominant among a sizeable, but unceasingly decreasing
minority of the population. In the country, smoking is permitted legally, but is the imposition
of some conditions and policies and based in the location from the bans passed separately in
Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England (Arnott, Dockrell and Sandford, 2007). It has
been observed that smoking puts substantial stress on the NHS because of the health issues
that are directly related to smoking. Successive government of the United Kingdom has tried
to decrease the incidence of smoking. Besides this, the NHS is presently offering free help
services for smokers who desire to quit it.