Laura Ridout Development Manager, Smokefree South West, Bristol
Biography
Andrea Dickens is currently Deputy Director and the Head of Policy, Innovation and Development for Smokefree South West.
Passionate about tobacco control, she has been involved in the field since 2000 when she worked for the pilot programmes which went on to become the All Wales Smoking Cessation Service (later Stop Smoking Wales).
Laura Ridout has worked in public health for fourteen years and before working for Smokefree South West managed a Stop Smoking Service in Somerset. Laura is the lead for secondary care and has worked with 21 hospitals in the South West in implementing smokefree signage and systems.
