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Bedfordshire and Luton
Bedfordshire
Stop Smoking Service
Types of Service:
- Group clinics, individual
appointments and telephone support available
- One to one service
also provided by practice nurses and GPs
- Support for pregnant
women at Bedford hospital maternity unit and within the community.
- Workplace groups
can be arranged across the catchment area.
- Training available
for health care professionals in smoking cessation
Contact details:
Client local free phone number 0800
013 0553
Email: stop.smoking@bedfordshirepct.nhs.uk
Luton
Stop Smoking Services
The
Stop Smoking Service:
- Offers a free, friendly
and confidential service by specialist advisors
- Gives
advice on the best way to quit smoking and is tailored for all
communities and cultures
- Gives
information on medication to help you cope with withdrawal symptoms,
ie NRT (patches, gum etc) Zyban and Champix.
- Offers
group sessions and individual appointments
- Provides
home visits
- Provides
confidential bedside service to patients at the L&D Hospital
- Has
access to translators for most languages (eg Urdu, Bangali)
To
contact the service call (FREEPHONE) 0800
0130 845
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