Make a fresh quit for No Smoking Day for better health, more money and less stress. Staff and Patients who smoke at CNTW are being encouraged to put smoking behind them this No Smoking Day for better health, more money and less stress.
Staff are also being encouraged to support patients who smoke to quit for no smoking day to help reduce health inequalities and reduced life expectancy. Staff and patients are being encouraged to make a fresh quit and visit FreshQuit.co.uk for tips, advice and local quit support.
There are lots of reasons to make a quit attempt and go smokefree:
- Feel healthier: easier breathing, fewer coughs and colds and less risk of a diseases such as cancer, heart attack, stroke and COPD
- Practice makes perfect: if you’ve tried before, you can learn from what worked and what didn’t. Treat previous tries as a stepping stone.
- More money: quitting smoking will give you money you didn’t know you had – another £47 a week or £2400 a year.
- Less stress: quitting smoking is proven to leave people feeling calmer and happier after a few weeks. Using quit aids, nicotine replacement or a vape can help ease any cravings while you quit.
- Quitting smoking makes it less likely your children will smoke
CNTW is supporting the Smoking Survivors campaign from Fresh in the run up to this year’s No Smoking Day on Wednesday March 13. The annual No Smoking Day campaign is now in its 40th year.
The QUIT team will be hosting several stands/events around the Trust for you to visit and speak to a member of the Team.
“No Smoking Day is another great opportunity to give quitting a go. However you quit smoking it’s a good way – whether that’s using a quit aid, getting support or switching to vaping. Easing cravings can take a lot of the stress out of quitting. Our Smoking Survivors campaign has helped thousands of people to move closer to quitting smoking. Even if you have tried to quit before, why not make a fresh quit – this time it can be different.”
Ailsa Rutter OBE, Director of Fresh and Balance
It can take a number of attempts to successfully stop for good – but there are lots of ways to stop which can take a lot of the stress out of quitting.
Your chances improve if you use a quitting aid or switch completely to vaping to reduce cravings. Stop Smoking Services can also help you develop a plan to help you stop for good. Find local support here.
For support and advice please contact The QUIT Team on quitteam@cntw.nhs.uk
