Want to Stop Smoking?

NUH is working in partnership with New Leaf to offer all NUH staff free nicotine replacement therapy as well as additional support to stop smoking.

All staff who sign up to the scheme have access to

• Free nicotine replacement therapy for up to 12 weeks
• On going support from New Leaf via drop in sessions or telephone sessions
• Additional support from Occupational Health nurses
• Free Slimming World sessions (participants must have quit for 4 weeks and be Nottingham City residents)
• Free voucher for NUH active classes
• Health and wellbeing information pack

At various points during the year, New Leaf will provide sessions on site. At other times, staff can access them via their free phone helpline 0800 5612121.

For more details please contact the health and wellbeing team.

Why quit?

Health benefits can be felt as quickly as 20 minutes after stopping smoking. Click here for more information about the benefits of stopping smoking.

One of the biggest benefits is the money you can save. Click here to find out more about how much you can save
http://www.compareandsave.com/tools/calculators/smoking-calculator/

My story

Click here for details of staff who have quit using the NUH service.

Worried about putting on weight?

Click here for our fact sheet on quitting without putting on weight.
For more information on having a healthy weight visit the “Concerned about your weight?” section of the website.

Time for a “quit chat”

As well as supporting staff to stop smoking, we want to encourage patients to stop. We’re offering training for staff to give staff the skills to offer smoking cessation advice to patients they come across during their working day (called a ‘brief intervention’). Those who are trained will then be expected to cascade the message in their area and ensure these ‘Quit Chats’ are taking place. Some areas have already had access to this training and feedback has been really excellent. Sessions last one hour and each ward/area is being asked to have at least one representative who has been trained.

To book a training place – please contact Jennifer Guiver, Directorate HR Manager on x76126 or Jennifer.guiver@nuh.nhs.uk.

Smoke free homes

NHS CityCare is encouraging people to make their homes and cars smoke-free zones, to protect the health of those living and visiting there – particularly babies and children.

Click here for more details on how to pledge and be entered into a FREE prize draw for £50!

More information and support

http://smokefree.nhs.uk/

http://www.ash.org.uk/about-ash

http://smokefree.nhs.uk/quit-tools/calculate-the-cost/results