Stop Smoking Advisers working in local communities
There are 6 community based stop smoking advisers in Sheffield, their job is to work with you in your local community in a variety of different ways:
- Attending all community events and workshops to raise the awareness of the dangers of smoking and the benefits of stopping.
- Informing local people of the services available to help support people to quit.
- Carrying out smoke free homes work within schools.
- Offering group support or 1-1 sessions at local venues or in your home
- Running drop in sessions at local community venues.
- Offering information and advice on Nicotine Replacement Therapy products.
- Issuing prescription requests to smokers wishing to quit
- Offering withdrawal support and coping strategies to smokers
Please contact them direct if you want any help or information on stopping smoking in your local neighbourhood.
Gleadless Valley
Adviser: Julie D Pass (based at Gleadless Valley Community Forum)
Tel: 2657093
E-mail: julie.gvcf@hotmail.com
Julie is also usually at the following drop ins:-
Wednesday 9.30 – 11.00 Bankwood Childrens Centre, Bankwood Close Wednesday 1.30 – 3.00 Valley Park Childrens Centre, Norton Lane S14
Thursday 1.00 – 3.00 Newfieldgreen Clinic Antenatal Drop in, Newfield Green Shops, Gleadless Road
Burngreave
Adviser: Emma Msigiti
Tuesdays 12.30-2.30pm at Health Matters Shop, Spital Hill, Burngreave
Wednesdays 10-12pm at Burngreave Children’s Centre, Spital Street,
Thursdays 9.30-11am at Owlerbrook Children’s Centre, Wensley Street Firvale (Starting 26th February)
To arrange one to one appointments or for any other information, please call
Emma on 07847 893134
Wybourn, Woodthorpe, Manor and Park
Adviser: Julie Adwas (based at Manor and Castle Development Trust)
Call in to see Julie at:
Monday 9.30-11.00am Manor Advice Centre
Tuesday 9.30 -11.00am Manor Space
Tuesday 2.00-3.30pm Woodthorpe children’s centre.
Julie can arrange home visits by appointment. Contact Julie on 252 1035.
Southey and Owlerton
Adviser: Lisa Harman (based at Southey and Owlerton Regeneration area (SOAR))
Mondays 8.30-10am Palgrave Surgery S5
Mondays 1.30-3pm Southey Green School S5
Tuesdays 8.30-10am Watercliffe Meadows School S5
Wednesday 8-10am Meynell School.S5
Wednesday 11-12am Longley 4 Greens Café S5
Wednesday 1-3pm Palgrave Early Days Centre, Palgrave Rd.
Home visits by appointment: please contact Lisa on 07960085403.
Darnall
Adviser: Claire Buxton (based at Darnall Well Being)
Office: 0114 249 6315
Sharrow
Advisers: Elaine Nightingale and Tanyat Basharat at Sharrow Shipshape community health information shop, 222 London road,
Advisers available Mon to Thurs 9.30 to 2pm.
Tel: 0114 2500 222
