08/03/2016 - Permalink

Shropshire smokers urged to be quitters on No Smoking Day 2016

Related topics: Adult social care / Health

Shropshire’s Help2Change team will be on hand with advice and information during No Smoking Day (Wednesday 9 March).

The team will in Asda in Shrewsbury between between 11am – 1pm and will be offering information about the support available for those wishing to kick the habit, through Help2Changes NHS stop smoking service, Help2Quit.

No Smoking Day is an annual campaign run by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and encourages hundreds of thousands of smokers to make a quit attempt on No Smoking Day.

This year’s No Smoking Day theme is ‘Proud to be a Quitter. In life we’re told never to give up – but when it comes to smoking, being a ‘Quitter’ is a good thing. The campaign is using inspirational stories of ex-smokers to highlight the life-changing benefits of quitting.

Help2Quit is Shropshire’s local stop smoking service and offers free support delivered by stop smoking specialists including practice nurses, midwives, pharmacists and school nurses that really works. Help2Quit has been helping people to quit for the last 17 years and has seen around 85,000 clients in that time.

The service is available in almost all GP surgeries in Shropshire and is also provided in many pharmacies, community venues, hospitals and selected supermarkets.

For more information about quitting smoking in Shropshire call Help2Quit on 0345 678 9025 or visit www.healthyshropshire.co.uk. You can also visit NoSmokingDay

If you would prefer to have an online chat with an expert Stop Smoking Adviser, click here. You can also keep in touch via Facebook and twitter @Help2QuitShrops.

Help2Change offer a range of services to help and support people to lead healthier lives, including Help2Quit. Come along and meet Big Cig who will be making a guest appearance! There will advice and support on hand, along with information and freebies for you to take away.

Further information

  • Proportion of adults (aged 18 or over) smoking in Shropshire is at an all-time low – 15.3%
  • Shropshire hosts one of the longest established Stop Smoking Services in the country, Help2Quit.
  • In the last 10 years more than 37,000 quit attempts have been supported by Help2Quit, with　over half of all users　(almost 20,000) successfully quitting　for at least　4 weeks
  • Help2Quit is working very closely with GP practices and partners across Shropshire who are helping to No Smoking Day