Engineering a smokefree future
NHS Sheffield and Sheffield City Council are making it easier for Sheffield’s industrial workforce to kick the habit in 2010.
The city’s stop smoking workplace initiative will see temporary stop smoking clinics being set-up at two of Sheffield’s business parks. The clinics will be held one day each week at each business park over a five week period – beginning on the 19th January.
Claire Holden Manager at NHS Sheffield Stop Smoking Service said: “We know many people in Sheffield work in and around business parks so we wanted to offer stop smoking support in an environment that employees from many different organisations can go to for help and advice.
“The stop smoking workplace initiative has already been very successful, with many employers keen to support staff by offering the stop smoking service at work, including Norbert Dentressangle, Bovis Lend Lease, and William Cook. However this is the first time that we will be offering a clinic in one location to a number of organisations at one time.”
Cllr Gail Smith, the Council’s Cabinet member for Independent and Healthy Living said: “This is a great opportunity for you and your colleagues to meet the Stop Smoking team. Many people have already taken the chance to stop smoking with their support and are benefitting from improvements to their health as well as their wallets! Local businesses are also benefitting as sick leave is reduced, so take a few minutes of your lunch break to drop in – it could be the most important decision you take this year!”
If you would like more information on the Stop Smoking workforce initiative please contact Lucy Ball on 0114 273 4616 or email Lucy.Ball@sheffield.gov.uk
