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Patients, visitors and our staff are not allowed to smoke anywhere on trust premises, inside or out.

Our Medical Director, David Birkenhead, said: “We have been smoke free in our buildings since 2007, but in line with other trusts we ask people not to smoke anywhere in our grounds.

“We fully support the National Policy around smoke free hospitals. We have removed the old designated smoking shelters and a there is a ban on smoking anywhere in the hospital grounds, including gardens, car parks and waiting areas.

“We know that smoking is the largest single preventable cause of ill health and premature death in the UK and as a Trust we want to provide an environment that promotes health and wellbeing. We are committed to protecting our colleagues, patients and visitors against the effects of smoking.

“We are hopeful that this decision will encourage patients, visitors and staff to make their own decision to stop smoking.  We recognise that some people are dependent on nicotine, so please take a look at the resources on this page if you need support to cut-down or quit."

Support to stop smoking - Calderdale

Calderdale Council's Better Living Service offer advice and support here.

Yorkshire Smokefree also offer a range of medications and face to face, online or telephone support to help you quit smoking. Stop smoking clinics are available in Halifax, Brighouse, Elland, Sowerby Bridge and Illingworth.

Laura Mitchell Health and Wellbeing Centre

Great Albion Street,

Halifax,

HX1 1YR

Telephone number: 01422 262373

0800 621 0011 free from landlines

0330 660 1166 free from mobiles

www.yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk

 

 

Support to stop smoking - Kirklees

Kirklees Council offer support and guidance in their Stop Smoking pages here.

Support to stop smoking - Bradford and Wakefield

BRADFORD

Bradford Council's website also has advice here and links to Living Well Advisors who can help with support too. 

WAKEFIELD

https://wakefield.yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk/

0800 621 0011 free from landlines

0330 660 1166 free from mobiles

 

 

Auntie Pam's - support for pregnant women and women with young families in Kirklees

Auntie Pam's has a range of services in Kirklees including supprt to stop smoking.

They have lots of information online - including drop-in locations in Dewsbury and Huddersfield.

Their website is here: Auntie Pam's (kirklees.gov.uk)

Check out their services and contact details here: What we offer - Auntie Pam's | Kirklees Council

 

Other support to help you stop smoking

Self-care to stop smoking

If you do not wish to access FREE 1:1 support and medication from a specially trained adviser there are several self-care options available to you. Or you can go cold turkey!

PHONE APPS

The NHS Smoke free App is a free four week programme that puts practical support, encouragement and tailored advice in the palm of your hand. There are lots of other free apps to download to your phone. https://www.healthline.com/health/quit-smoking/top-iphone-android-apps

ONLINE SUPPORT

National Smokefree Website: ONE YOU https://www.nhs.uk/smokefree

Yorkshire Smokefree: https://yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk/pages/quit-online

CHFT colleagues can also find advice on the staff intranet, on the Occupational Health pages. 

 

Nicotine replacement and e-cigarettes

NICOTINE REPLACEMENT

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is available as skin patches, chewing gum, inhalators, microtabs, lozenges, nasal and mouth spray. You can buy it over the counter from a pharmacy or your GP or stop smoking service can prescribe it, making it FREE if you are pregnant or exempt from prescription charges.

NRT is medication that provides you with a low level of nicotine, without the tar, carbon monoxide and other poisonous chemicals present in tobacco smoke. It can help reduce unpleasant withdrawal effects, such as bad moods and cravings which may occur when you stop smoking.

NRT patches are available which can be applied for 16 hours (apply in the morning and remove before bed) or for 24 hours

NRT for use during pregnancy – intermittent treatments are preferable to patches and liquorice-flavoured products should be avoided.  If patches are used the 16 hour patches should be applied in the morning and removed before bed

E-CIGARETTES

An e-cigarette is an electronic device that delivers nicotine in a vapour. This allows you to inhale nicotine without most of the harmful effects of smoking as the vapour contains less chemicals, no tar and no carbon monoxide.

E-cigarettes are fairly new so the effect of long term use on health is not known and they are not licenced. Research has found that e-cigarettes can help you

Extra support to reduce alcohol consumption

CALDERDALE

Calderdale Recovery Steps

Telephone number: 01422 415550

Calderdale adult drug and alcohol services, have two hubs which are each open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, open to 7pm Thursday. These are there addresses below:

Halifax Recovery Steps

St. Johns House,

2 St. Johns Lane,

Halifax,

HXI 2JD

 

Todmorden Recovery Steps

32 Burnley Road,

Todmorden,

OL14 5EZ

 

http://calderdalerecoverysteps.org.uk/

 

KIRKLEES

CHART - On TRAK

On TRAK is the alcohol treatment service for adults over 18 years of age, residing in Kirklees. This is a service for dependent drinkers and for people who are experiencing problems as a result of their alcohol use and who may be at risk of dependency.

CHART Huddersfield Alcohol Services 

Telephone number: 01484 437907
2 St Peter Street,
Huddersfield,
HD1 1RA

CHART Dewsbury Alcohol Services 

Telephone number: 01924 486170
15 Union Street
Dewsbury
WF13 1BG

https://kirkleesinrecovery.com/services/chart-kirklees/

WAKEFIELD

Turning Point 

Telephone number: 0300 123 1912 (Option 1)

Grosvenor House,
8-20 Union Street,
Wakefield,
WF1 3AE

http://wellbeing.turning-point.co.uk/wakefield/hubs/wakefield-hub/

BRADFORD

New Directions

Telephone number: 01274 296023

Pelican House 

10 Currer Street,

Bradford,

BD1 5BA

Website: https://www.changegrowlive.org/content/new-directions-bradford

Useful websites

Here are some useful websites where you can read more about alcohol:

Useful phone apps

Peer support groups

Patient stories

Click the image below to go to the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation site where there are lots of inspirational stories.