Stopping smoking is the one single thing you can do to dramatically increase the quality and length of your life. When you quit smoking you will also encourage other smokers such as your children and your best friends - to quit smoking themselves.
As a non-smoker, you’ll save money, feel healthier, feel fresher, taste your food better and reduce the risk of serious diseases caused by smoking.
Do it for yourself, your children and your grandchildren.
Stop smoking services in Portsmouth are free.
You are four times more likely to quit if you use a stop smoking service. Thousands of people in Portsmouth have already stopped smoking and have benefited from the expert, personal help and support provided by our trained advisors.
Stop smoking services help you to stop smoking by meeting on a weekly basis as part of a group or as a one-to-one, giving you the opportunity to discuss your progress during the week. The stop smoking advisor will also offer advice on medication / treatments and useful tips to keep you on track. They will have information on where to get support between meetings.
Stop smoking advice clinics are available across Portsmouth in all kinds of easy to visit places. There is bound to be a venue near you!
There are lots of different ways to access the service, the link on the left will give you details of GP's, Pharmacies and other places that hold stop smoking groups. Alternatively, click here for more information.
You can refer yourself to stop smoking services. All the service are available to any smoker (over 18) who wants to give up smoking. Young smokers please see our young persons page. The service are provided for the NHS and are available across Portsmouth to those registered with a Portsmouth GP.
If you find it hard to access face-to-face clinics (perhaps you work full time, or are deaf or hard of hearing), ‘Online’ face-to-face appointments can also be booked from the comfort of your own home using the website www.smokefreelife.co.uk
For further details, questions and enquiries about SmokeFree stop smoking clinics elsewhere in Portsmouth please contact Solutions4Health on Tel: 0118 925 3326
Health Trainers
Sometimes we need a bit of a helping hand to make changes to our lifestyle to make us happier and healthier. Health Trainers are here to offer you that helping hand! Health Trainers work with you to give you information and help you set goals to make changes to your behaviour and lifestyle. They can help you to access services and they can find local activities for you to get involved in. Health Trainers are local people who have been trained and know how to help you make a real difference to your health. They have knowledge and experience of living and working in your community and understand how difficult it can be to make healthy choices.
The Portsmouth Health Trainer services can help with a range of issues, including stopping smoking. Health Trainers are a self referral service – anyone can access them. Just give them a call and speak to someone today.You can also get your GP to refer you to Health Trainers if you would prefer. To find out more - visit the Portsmouth Health Trainers website for more information on http://www.portsmouthhealthtrainers.org.uk or phone the Health Trainers on 023 9289 2017.
