Smoke Free

6. Support in giving up

Free help is available if you and your staff want to give up or are interested in finding out about giving up smoking. Westminster Primary Care Trust’s stop smoking service holds workplace group support sessions.

Specialist advisors run the sessions, which:

• last for six weeks
• include time to prepare for a quit date
• give information and advice on choosing a medication to help with quitting.

One-to-one support is also available. Westminster can supply posters and leaflets advertising their service if you’d like to add them to your staff room.

Why Westminster PCT?
Research has shown that you’re up to four times more likely to give up smoking with the support of your local NHS Stop Smoking Service and nicotine replacement products than with willpower alone. Westminster PCT’s Stop Smoking Service is one of the most successful NHS services in London, having helped more than 3,500 people quit in the past three years. These are just some of the organisations they have worked with, helping their staff give up smoking:

Department of Transport
Saatchi and Saatchi
English National Ballet
The Savoy Hotel
Channel 4

For more information about how Westminster PCT can help:
email: stopsmokingservice@westminster-pct.nhs.uk
tel: (Freephone) 0800 328 8537
visit: www.westminster-pct.nhs.uk/services/stopsmoking

You can also get one-to-one support and advice on medication at most Westminster pharmacies and from your local GP.

Find your nearest pharmacy: www.westminster-pct.nhs.uk/services/stopsmoking