Smoking? Want help to stop?

We are keen to help our patients who smoke, stop. You can access help in a variety of ways and in a variety of settings

  • We are referring a lot of people who want help to stop to our local Health Trainers. They see people in our surgery in a one to one setting to help you to stop. To get access to this service ask at reception, fill in a referral form and they will be in touch.
  • We refer people to the Wakefield District Smoking Cessation Service - they will visit the housebound and are very helpful for people who have previously had failed quit attempts.
  • You can ask at the pharmacist. All the pharmacies in Normanton provide Quit Smoking services and we regularly write prescriptions for some of the medications they recommend.
  • Our practice nursing team will also provide one to one help if you want help quitting.

And we are just about to start a new mass mailing to all our patients with long term conditions that are worsened by smoking (heart disease, asthma, COPD, diabetes etc) and give them details of how they can access help to stop.

If you smoke and want to stop then contact us and we will point you in the right direction. You know it makes sense.

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