NHS Sheffield and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have come together to help smokers in the city join the millions of UK smokers to quit smoking on National No Smoking day on Wednesday 10th March.
This year seventeen 13 year old students from Valley Park Primary school will perform ‘I’d Do Anything’ from ‘Oliver’ on the [...]
It’s forced the closure of schools and businesses, brought local communities to a standstill and caused widespread problems for many. Now the snow and ice is threatening to derail attempts to quit smoking.
Local stop smoking specialists are concerned people aren’t accessing the support they need because of the continued wintry spell.
“January and February is traditionally [...]
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 [...]
NHS Sheffield’s Stop Smoking Service is runner up in the 2009 No Smoking Day Event Organiser of the Year Award.
The No Smoking Day Event Organiser of the Year Awards is the charity’s way of recognizing and rewarding the creativity, determination and resourcefulness of the many people across the UK who organise events in support of [...]
On Tuesday 10th November the NHS Sheffield Stop Smoking tram will be in service, offering advice to those who want it who are travelling in the city.
The Stagecoach Supertram will host a stall and two of the city’s top stop smoking advisors will be offering advice and support. The tram will also promote the opening [...]
NHS Sheffield’s Stop Smoking service is launching a new text message quit number to help 18 -25 year old men in the city to quit smoking.
The new service is part of a wider campaign targeting this audience using football images and fruit machines. It will be seen in bars, on taxis and around football grounds [...]
20th August 2009
NHS Sheffield’s Stop Smoking Service has been supported and welcomed by community leaders and Imams in the city as they work together to help people quit smoking during the holy month of Ramadan and stay stopped after.
The service has been working hand in hand with the Pakistan Advice and Community Centre in Firvale [...]
19th August 2009
In the last year 64% more people have successfully quit smoking in a number of communities in Sheffield, thanks to the help of specialist stop smoking advisors in their local communities.
In October 2007 NHS Sheffield unleashed a ‘stop smoking task force’ into 14 neighbourhoods with high levels of smoking prevalence with the aim [...]
3rd August 2009
The NHS Sheffield Stop Smoking Service is urging Sheffield people to follow in the footsteps of Elaine Facer, the 62 year-old Sheffield lady who has raised £250 for Neurocare by getting her family and friends to sponsor her to quit smoking.
Elaine, as featured on the front page of the Sheffield Star on Thursday, [...]
When Elaine Facer’s friend died unexpectedly from a brain tumour, the 62 year-old woman from Longley in Sheffield decided to raise money for Neurocare. Her method for raising money was a little out of the ordinary – she decided to get her friends and family to sponsor her to give up smoking.
After 51 years of [...]