Want to quit smoking in 2010?

You are four times more likely to succeed with our help and it's free!

Help is available at your GP practice, pharmacies and dental practices and at the following community venues throughout Bristol.
Call 0117 984 1650 to book your place today.

Bristol North and West
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Bristol Inner City and East
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Bristol South
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Sessions will take place weekly from the start date, running for a length of seven weeks. The sessions at Bristol University, Horfield Leisure Centre and ASymes Community Building are rolling/open sessions so new people can join at any time. Vouchers for patches, gum etc will be provided. If none of the above suit you, please call to find out if there are new sessions in your area on 0117 984 1650.
 

One-to-One Sessions:

Central Bristol:    The Broadmead Practice, Boots Medical Centre, Broadmead - Tel: 0117 954 9828
South Bristol:      Knowle Walk in Centre, Downton Road - Tues 9-10:45am - Tel: 0117 903 0000
                           Symes Building, Hartcliffe - Tues 11am-2pm - just drop in.
North Bristol:       Gloucester House, Southmead Hospital, Weds 12-2pm - Tel: 0117 984 1650

Stop Smoking in Pregnancy Sessions:

Charlotte Keel Health Centre, Friday 10am-12pm - just drop in.
St George Health Centre, Tuesday 3-5pm - just drop in.
St Michaels Hospital, Antenatal Ward - every other Wednesday 1.30-4.30pm - drop in (call 0117 984 1650)
Amelia Nut Clinic, The Withywood Centre, Thursday 10am-12pm, telephone 0117 984 1650 for an appointment.

Break Free to be Smokefree!

Wednesday 10th March was National No Smoking Day and NHS Bristol Stop Smoking Service joined forces with South Gloucestershire Stop Smoking Service to raise awareness of the support the NHS can offer to those wishing to stop smoking. We had three sites across Bristol, Asda Patchway, The Podium, Broadmead and Asda Bedminster.

The dedicated stop smoking teams decorated each stand with banners, balloons, posters & freebies to attract the crowds! The day was a great success, although a little chilly! Across the three sites we engaged with over 250 smokers and gave out over 100 information packs to people who are thinking about stopping smoking and people also signed up on the spot for our various groups and clinics so a great deal of awareness was raised!

Avon Fire and Rescue were also on hand to raise awareness of their ‘Put it out, Right out’ campaign which aims to highlight the dangers of smoking in the home. Households with a smoker are one and a half times more likely to suffer a fire than smokefree households. At Asda Bedminster Avon Fire and Rescue arrived in a fire engine which helped attract the crowds.

Boots and Superdrug in Broadmead along with the pharmacies in Asda had their stop smoking advisors available to offer advice and provide Nicotine Replacement Therapy to those wished to break free from cigarettes there and then!  Advisors based in St George Health Centre also dedicated their day to helping patients to stop smoking by holding a stand in the health centre and raising the awareness of the day to every patient!

Thank-you to all those who helped make the day a success, we look forward to doing it again next year!

Smoking Advice Service

We are a free, friendly NHS funded service to give advice on how to have a life free from tobacco.

Here we are able to give you information on

• how to stop smoking

• where to access support

Contact the Bristol Smoking Advice Service on 0117 959 5465 or email us at supporttostop.bristol@nhs.net

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