Support & Useful Links - Smoking

Your FREE local stop smoking service

Did you know that you're up to four times more likely to quit successfully with the help of your local stop smoking service?

Services staffed by trained stop smoking advisers are available all over the city, including GP Practices and local pharmacies. Peterborough City Hospital and in some community settings. You can join a local group which meets once a week or have one-to-one support if you prefer. You usually go for a few weeks and work towards a quit date.

Find your nearest NHS Stop Smoking Service by calling the Healthy Peterborough Lifestyle Service on 0800 376 56 55 to speak to a trained advisor or email healthy.peterborough@nhs.net.

Talk to your GP

Many people don't realise that their GP can help them quit smoking. Your doctor can support you by referring you to a 'specialist stop smoking' clinic where you will be prescribed, nicotine replacement therapy such as patches and gum, or stop smoking medication such as Champix. You will also be offered one to one behavioral support to help deal with your cravings.

Visit your local pharmacy

Stop smoking services are also on offer at many pharmacies as part of local NHS Stop Smoking Services. As well as getting nicotine replacement therapy, such as nicotine gum or patches, or other stop-smoking medication, you'll meet with your specialist smoking advisor to discuss your progress. To find out about participating pharmacies please contact the Healthy Peterborough Lifestyle Service on 0800 376 56 55.

Peterborough pharmacies providing the Stop Smoking Service:

Useful links

Millions of people have used Smokefree support to help them stop smoking. The following links provide information about the harms of smoking, the benefits of quitting and the support to help you, from app and tools to Quit Kits to face-to-face guidance.