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Academic
Ian Ashworth
Professor, director of population health at NHS Cheshire and Merseyside
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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 2 Dec 2025
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Ian Ashworth: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Professor, director of population health at NHS Cheshire and Merseyside
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 26 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 2 Dec 2025
04 On the record · press
What Ian Ashworth has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- chesterstandard.co.uk
- liverpoolecho.co.uk
- cheshire-live.co.uk
Where Ian Ashworth has been quoted
- Cheshire grandad knew he had to quit smoking after wife fell illcheshire-live.co.uk · 26 Oct 2026
- Man's terrifying battle with pneumonia sparks life-changing decisionliverpoolecho.co.uk · 21 Oct 2026
- Mum's plea to quit smoking sparks campaign helping thousandschesterstandard.co.uk · 13 Jun 2026
- Killer claimed my whole family - I knew I had to do somethingliverpoolecho.co.uk · 11 Mar 2026
- Call for 'collective action' to address inequalities in Cheshirechesterstandard.co.uk · 2 Dec 2025
How we found the articles that name Ian Ashworth: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics
Public health & prevention
- public health
- preventative healthcare
- prevention agenda
- health prevention
- obesity strategy
- childhood obesity
- smoking cessation
- smoke-free
Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention
Health inequalities
- health inequalities
- health disparities
- health inequality
- deprivation and health
- healthy life expectancy
- life expectancy gap
- levelling up health
- social determinants of health
Also searched with “health inequalities” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Health inequalities
Verbatim
“Smoking is still the biggest single cause of preventable illness and early death in Cheshire and Merseyside, with 2 in 3 smokers dying too soon unless they quit.”
“Hearing from people like Dominggus can give others hope that, however long you've had the habit, it's never too late to try again.”
“Smoking is still the biggest single cause of preventable illness and early death in Cheshire and Merseyside, with two in three smokers dying too soon unless they quit.”
“The Tobacco and Vapes Bill gives us a real chance to change the future, so that today's children grow up in a world where becoming a smoker simply isn't the norm.”
“No single organisation can do this alone; it demands collective effort, shared ambition, and a commitment to change that our All Together Fairer programme provides.”
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- UKHSA concerned over ‘low uptake’ of pharmacy MenB jab offer | Nursing in Practicenursinginpractice.com
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