Smoking
Powys Stop Smoking Service
What is Help Me Quit?
Help Me Quit Powys Stop Smoking Support is a free specialist NHS service in Powys that provides support for smokers who want help to give up smoking.
Research has shown that people are three times more likely to quit smoking with support from Help Me Quit than going it alone.
Help Me Quit provides support to people who want to quit smoking with FREE 12 weeks of medications and weekly support from a dedicated Stop Smoking Advisor.
Help Me Quit can be accessed in many ways:
If you would like to refer yourself into the service, you can contact Help Me Quit | Stop Smoking Services In Wales on 0800 085 2219 or text HMQ to 80818 or you can email stopsmoking.powys@wales.nhs.uk
What does Help Me Quit offer?
- Free confidential and non-judgemental support from a friendly stop smoking expert
- Support that is either face to face, virtual or over the phone
- Support that is either one to one or a group session with other smokers
- Weekly sessions tailored to meet your needs
- Monitoring your progress
- Access to FREE 12 weeks of stop smoking medication for example patches
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The Help Me Quit team are delivering both group and 1:1 face-to-face sessions in the communities of Powys.
These community sessions will include seven weeks of behavioural support to help you successfully quit smoking, alongside free nicotine replacement therapies to help manage your cravings.
Face-to-face Help Me Quit sessions are proven to be the most successful route to quitting smoking. There are many clinics up and running across Powys, contact Help Me Quit to find your local clinic and book your spot today.
Call 0800 085 2219 or text HMQ to 80818 or you can email stopsmoking.powys@wales.nhs.uk
So why not join the 15,000 people in Wales who get support from Help Me Quit each year? The Help Me Quit team are here to help on your quitting journey.
The Powys Stop Smoking team will support you to stop smoking during and following your pregnancy and will also support anyone in your household who smokes to quit.
Dedicated advisors are able to support you as part of your antenatal care.
More information on Help Me Quit can be provided by your midwife who will make sure you access this as part of your antenatal care. You can also contact Help Me Quit | Stop Smoking Services In Wales on 0800 085 2219 or text HMQ to 80818 or you can email stopsmoking.powys@wales.nhs.uk
Maternity Help Me Quit support includes:
- Regular contact with your advisor throughout pregnancy and up to 4 weeks after birth.
- Face to face appointments at antenatal clinic, home visits or telephone based behavioural support to plan and prepare to quit smoking, support you with your quit attempt and ensuring you remain smoke-free.
- Access to licensed FREE stop smoking medication, such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT, e.g. patches and one additional oral product such as gum or an inhalator) from your community pharmacy for up to 12 weeks
- Support for any other adult smoker living in the same household.
If you are smoker and are due to visit one of our sites and think you might struggle to abstain, please contact Help Me Quit | Stop Smoking Services In Wales on 0800 085 2219 or text HMQ to 80818 or you can email stopsmoking.powys@wales.nhs.uk and speak to one of our Advisors who can help you make a quit attempt and stay quit for good.
If you are an inpatient, hospital staff may ask you if you smoke to help us provide you with the care and support you need to cope with not smoking or vaping during your inpatient stay. You can also take advantage of our Help Me Quit team for expert advice and free stop smoking medication to make your stay more comfortable.
Many Community Pharmacies across Powys offer one-to-one support to stop smoking with an accredited Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician.
Pharmacy support includes:
- Initial consultation and weekly or fortnightly follow-up sessions up to a total treatment course length of 12 weeks
- Access to licensed stop smoking medication for up to 12 weeks e.g. patches and one additional oral product such as gum or an inhalator.
Follow the link below to see which pharmacies are delivering smoking cessation services:
Community Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Services - Powys Teaching Health Board (nhs.wales)
Smoke-Free Hospitals: help us make our hospital sites smoke-free and Powys a healthier place to live
We all want to live healthier and longer lives and stopping smoking on our hospital grounds and places where our children grow can help the people of Powys to do this.
In March 2021, the Welsh Government made it illegal for anyone to smoke on hospital grounds, school grounds, playgrounds and holiday accommodation in Wales.
We can all do our bit to comply with the smoke-free law and we kindly ask that you move offsite to smoke when visiting our hospital sites.
If you are smoker and are due to visit one of our sites and think you might struggle to abstain, please visit Help Me Quit | Stop Smoking Services In Wales and speak to one of our Advisors who can help you make a quit attempt and stay quit for good.
Anyone identified smoking on hospital grounds may receive a Fixed Penalty Notice of £100 in line with the new legislation.
More information the smoke-free legislation can be found here: Smoke-free law: guidance on the changes from March 2021 [HTML] | GOV.WALES
