Action on Smoking and Health

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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a pressure group which seeks to publicise the health risks associated with tobacco smoking and campaigns for greater restrictions thereon. ASH was established in 1971 by the Royal College of Physicians following the failure of the UK Government to act on the College's request for effective laws to reduce tobacco use. Former health minister, John Dunwoody, became its first director.

In February 2006, it won its campaign for a total ban of smoking in enclosed public places in England from July 2007. ^{[1] [2]} The ban included all pubs, bars and private members clubs, as well as cafés, restaurants, and workplaces. A similar ban had come into force in Scotland in March 2006,^[3] and Northern Ireland and Wales in April 2007.

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