NHS Stop Smoking Service

A service hosted by Wokingham Primary Care NHS Trust

Stop Smoking Services in Newbury and Wokingham

Thank you for enquiring about our Stop Smoking services. Our role is to provide help and support to smokers who wish to stop smoking. We offer a wide range of services designed to be easily accessible to all. The full list of services is provided below. If you wish to receive further information about any of these services, please complete the online registration form, indicating which service you wish to be contacted about. Please note the office is only open during normal working hours and that all services are free of charge.

We can be contacted 24/7 at www.givingupsmoking.co.uk

The Service

• Opportunistic intervention delivered by health professionals to all patients who smoke and to partners of pregnant women, this should include a referral to our Stop Smoking Services.

• One to one advice delivered by health professionals, with support and follow up, once a week over a six-week period. Practice nurses, pharmacists, stop smoking advisors and physical activity advisors can provide this service.

• Specialist Stop Smoking Groups delivered by trained Stop Smoking group-work advisors, with client support over seven weeks and run in the local community.

• Pregnancy Stop Smoking Clinics six week one to one advice delivered by Specialist Stop Smoking advisors. Clinics will be held in West Berkshire Community Hospital and Wokingham Community Hospital.

• ‘Kick Your Habit’ Stop Smoking Distance Learning. Accessing our courses and clinics is not always possible. Using the self-help booklet “Giving up for Life” enables a greater degree of flexibility in the services we are able to offer you. Contact can be made by either; phone, mail or email. As you use the self-help booklet, we can support and monitor your progress and offer additional materials as needed. If you can’t get in to see us this may be the ideal service for you.

Ray Foan on 0118 949 5193 or Fiona Seymour 0118 949 5064