U-turn will re-ignite health argument

摘要

Considering the healthcare mantra has always been 'prevention is better than cure' on issues from hangovers to heart disease, the Government's recent volte-face on plain cigarette packaging is somewhat mind-boggling. Waltham Forest Council has already campaigned on the subject of public health funding inequalities while demonstrating a commitment to doing the best for our residents with the resources we have available. like many deprived boroughs, smoking is a root cause of many of the health problems our residents face. Indeed, the statistics around smoking-related issues from still births and cardiovascular disease to emergency asthma admissions and lung cancer survival rates are uniformly alarming.