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Checked: 07-05-2024 by Vicky Ryan Next Review: 06-05-2026

Overview

Smoking cessation support is provided by city councils according to location. See sections below.

Self Care Resources

NHS Smokefree app is free to download from app stores. This app is a 4 week programme that gives practical support, encouragement and tailored advice for those who want to stop smoking. If patients can stay smoke free for 28 days then are 5 times more likely to quit for good.
NHS stop smoking services help you quit - NHS
Stop smoking in pregnancy - NHS

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

The BNSSG formulary has a guide to Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

Smoking Cessation - Bristol

A new Targeted Support to Stop Smoking Service, delivered by Everyone Health, has been available since 1^st April 2020. Within the context of a wider Tobacco Control Strategy this service will focus on providing specialist evidence based support, treatment and advice for:

Pregnant women, their partners and family members that they live with
individuals with long term conditions that are made worse by smoking
individuals identified through NHS health checks and Physical Health Checks for people with severe mental illness
parents of preschool children

Referral for smoking cessation support

GPs have been notified that patients with long term conditions exacerbated by smoking can be referred from primary care. A referral form has been sent to all practices in Bristol and should now be embedded in EMIS systems.

Patients can self-refer by texting QUIT to 60777 or by calling 0333 005 0095

Bristol City Council will continue to fund the prescribing of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT (including varenicline(Champix®)) to Bristol residents through GPs. Please refer people that are prescribed NRT to the NHS Smokefree website for a free personalised 28 day quit plan. Practices can also register with the Department of Health & Social Care Campaign Resource Centre to order any free patient NHS Smokefree leaflets or booklets. Please note there is not any additional funding for patient follow up, only the digital resource for self-support.

For more information please see the Everyone Health flyer or contact the Public Health Business Team.

Also see the Support to Stop Smoking page on the Bristol City Council Website.

Smoking Cessation - North Somerset

See Smoke Free North Somerset for advice.

The webpage includes telephone and text numbers to gain access to support and appointments:

Telephone: 01275 546744

Text: HELP to 0780 000 1316

email: smokefree@n-somerset.gov.uk

Smoking Cessation - South Glos

See One You South Gloucestershire Smoke Free webpage for advice.

The webpage is hosted by South Gloucesterhire Council and has links to smokefree services for patients including telephone and text numbers:

Telephone: 01454 865337

Text: Text your name and 'READY' to 80011.

email: smokefree@southglos.gov.uk

There is a dedicated stop smoking specialist advisor who can support women who are pregnant as well as their significant other.

There is also a page for information for professionals.

Resources

Clinical Knowledge Summaries provides general advice on smoking cessation assessment and advice.

Additional Services

To find additional services within BNSSG please use your MiDoS Login: Login - MiDoS Admin - 2019 (midosweb.co.uk) If you need your password resent, or be issued with one, please contact: Dosteam.southwest@nhs.net

Efforts are made to ensure the accuracy and agreement of these guidelines, including any content uploaded, referred to or linked to from the system. However, BNSSG ICB cannot guarantee this. This guidance does not override the individual responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient, in consultation with the patient and/or guardian or carer, in accordance with the mental capacity act, and informed by the summary of product characteristics of any drugs they are considering. Practitioners are required to perform their duties in accordance with the law and their regulators and nothing in this guidance should be interpreted in a way that would be inconsistent with compliance with those duties.

Information provided through Remedy is continually updated so please be aware any printed copies may quickly become out of date.