13 October 2008The NHS Offers free local support that really works. One in two people who use their local NHS Stop Smoking Service are not smoking four weeks later. If you also use medicines such as patches or gum to manage your cravings, you are up to four times more likely to go smokefree.
A trained adviser will help to put a plan to stop smoking into action. The group sessions start a couple of weeks before you go smokefree. Your first sessions help you to plan and prepare to quit. After you go smokefree, your group will meet each week for advice and motivation.
Some people prefer to talk one-to-one. In many areas you can arrange an appointment with an adviser for individual support. This can be through the NHS, GPs and some Pharmacies. For a list of GPs and Pharmacies in your area you can search at the NHS Choices website.
For further information or to speak to an adviser, please call: 01622 723836 or email smoking@swkentpct.nhs.uk alternatively you find out more about quitting and Stop Smoking clinic sessions from the West Kent Primary Care Trust website.
