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NATIONAL NO SMOKING DAY!!
No Smoking Day is the
UK's leading health campaign for smokers who want to stop.
Take the first step with NHS Rotherham
Stop Smoking Service ON Wednesday 11 March 2009.
What is NHS Rotherham Stop Smoking
Service?
NHS Rotherham Stop Smoking Service is
for anyone in Rotherham, who would like help to stop smoking.
The service provides flexible support to suit your needs including;
- Drop-in sessions
- Groups
- One to one’s
- Telephone support
- Day time, evening and saturday sessions
You are ten times
more likely to stop smoking wiht our help.
How do
I contact the service?
There are a number
of ways that you can get in touch with the service. You can
phone us on 01709 42 2444, email
RotherhamStopSmoking@RotherhamPCT.nhs.uk
or simply call into our shop
at number 16 Bridgegate in Rotherham town centre where our
friendly staff will be pleased to help you. You can find Bridgegate
opening times and details of other sessions by clicking on
Rotherham stop smoking service timetable.
We run sessions
in a variety of venues across Rotherham during the day and
some evenings and our Stop Smoking Shop in Bridgegate is now
open on Saturday mornings.
Bridgegate opening times
Monday 10-5pm
Tuesday 9-5pm
Wednesday 9-5pm
Thursday 9-11:30am and 12:30-5pm
Friday 9-5pm
Saturday 10-1pm
Telephone: (01709)
42 2444
Benefits of STOPPING smoking
- Quitting smoking is the single best
thing you can do to improve your health.
- You look great, feel great and have
some extra money in your pocket every month.
- It makes you feel like you have a
new lease of life.
- Quitting smoking is the cheapest
and best way to improve skin quality and vitality.
- You and your home will look and smell
cleaner.
- Quitting smoking will greatly reduce
the risk of heart disease, heart attacks and cancer.
- Quitting smoking will protect the
health of your friends and family. 85 per cent of smoke
may be invisible and odourless but it is still damaging
people's health. Wafting and blowing away smoke may seem
like the right thing to do but in reality, it makes little
difference to the amount of secondhand smoke inhaled by
people around you.
STOP SMOKING SESSIONS
 Table
of drop in sessions in Rotherham
MORE STOP SMOKING SUPPORT SESSIONS
In addition to the specialist service
many GPs, Pharmacies and community orginisations are now providing
one to one stop smoking support sessions. Please see below
for details:
List
of GP Practices and Pharmacies providing Support Sessions
Pregnant?
There is a specialised service for pregnant
smokers and their families called ‘Smoke Free Future’,
that is delivered by a midwife who is trained in supporting
clients with stopping smoking and clients can be seen at their
own home if preferred.
Under 18?
We also have a specialist service for
young people under the age of 18 years who want support with
stopping smoking. This service called is ‘4you2 quit
it’’ and offers more flexible appointments at
a venue most suitable to the young person.
If you would like more information or advice about the service
or you would like to make an appointment please contact Rotherham
NHS Stop Smoking Service on 01709 42 2444 (available 24hours)
Key Facts
Smoking is the main cause of avoidable
illness and premature death in Rotherham. Children in low
income families are three times more likely to be exposed
to passive smoking at home than children from professional
families. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage,
premature birth and low birth weight. Low birth weight is
associated with serious health and developmental problems
for babies. Stopping smoking is the single most important
thing anyone can do to improve their health.
You’re up to 10 times more likely to stop with our help
compared to willpower alone.
Cancer Research UK has launched an online
sponsored quitting site www.sponsormetoquit.org
in the run up to July 1st. Smokers who want to quit can create
their own online sponsorship page and ask friends and family
to support their quit attempt.
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