Wellbeing and Disease Prevention
Smoking
Some links on this page have been colour coded to make it easier to find the information you need:
LOCAL SUPPORT - SELF REFERRAL
LOCAL NHS STOP SMOKING SERVICES
As the NHS suggest
“Overall, you’re up to 3 times more likely to stop smoking for good if you use a combination of stop smoking treatment and receive support from an NHS Stop Smoking Service.”
“NHS stop smoking services help you quit”. The NHS website. Retrieved 19th January 2024.
You can directly self-refer to the local NHS stop smoking service
FOR BUCKINGHAMSHIRE PATIENTS
From Be Healthy Bucks
Stop smoking Home – Be Healthy Bucks
From Buckinghamshire Council
Includes the local public health strategy and if there any campaigns or future changes
Stop smoking Why quit smoking
FOR BERKSHIRE PATIENTS
From Health & Wellbeing Slough
Stop smoking Stop Smoking – HWS Slough
Search for your local stop smoking service
On occasions you may find a stop smoking service which is closer to you than those above, particularly if you live on the boundary of Buckinghamshire.
From Better Health NHS
Find your local Stop Smoking Service Find Your Local Stop Smoking Service (LSSS) – Better Health – NHS
NATIONAL SUPPORT - SELF REFERRAL
THE NATIONAL HELPLINE
From Better Health NHS
- Free quit smoking national helpline (scroll to the bottom of the page for the national helpline number) “Talk to a trained adviser for advice and support”: Quit smoking – Better Heath – NHS
- Download the free NHS Quit Smoking app Quit smoking – Better Heath – NHS
FREQUENTY ASKED QUESTIONS
The benefits are not just physical but also mental
From the NHS
Stopping smoking for your mental health Stopping smoking for your mental health – NHS
supportive information on giving up
From NHS Better Health
Quit smoking. This includes quitting tips, an app and other support. Quit smoking – Better Heath – NHS
From the NHS
Quit smoking Quit smoking – NHS
From Asthma and Lung UK
How to stop smoking How to stop smoking booklet – Asthma + Lung UK
From the British Heart foundation
Smoking Smoking | BHF
From Smokefree.gov
This excellent American government website is dedicated to helping people give up smoking. Though the services referred to are services from USA, there will usually be an equivalent in the UK, such as the services referred to above. There is substantial information with supportive ideas on all aspects of giving up smoking, including helping others quit. Home | Smokefree
From Patient info
Quit Smoking Quit Smoking (Smoking Cessation) | Patient
From NICE
Smoking cessation Smoking cessation | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE
A richer life
As NHS inform (Scotland) suggest
“Quitting smoking really does lead to a richer life in more ways than one.”
Calculate my savings Calculate my savings – Stopping smoking | NHS inform
lifestyle changes
Importantly you can also consider how one can make any changes part of a new lifestyle which is much more likely to make the changes permanent. Further information can be found under
Videos and podcasts
On the videos and podcasts page there are links to some relevant videos and podcasts covering the topic of smoking.
- Videos And Podcasts – see section “wellbeing and disease prevention”.
