Changes to local Stop Smoking service

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bringing co-ordinators closer to the community

The current stop smoking service that covers the three boroughs of Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth is in the process of becoming a new Wandsworth only service with co-ordinators that will work much closer with the stop smoking advisors out in the community. This will mean that the service can be more responsive to local needs by targeting particular communities, running group meetings closer to people’s homes and working closely with GP practices and community groups.

The service known as ‘give up 4 good’ offers one-to-one help with a community advisor, this could be a local

doctor, nurse or pharmacist, or if you think giving up in a group would be easier then you can get booked onto the next available local session. People that use their free local NHS stop smoking service are four times more likely to give up for good.

You can contact the service the same as before at Clare House, in St. George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting SW17 OQT.

April 7, 2005