KICK THE HABIT IN QUEENSGATE

Need some help to quit smoking?

Find out how to have a smoke free Christmas this year and improve your health for the New Year while you shop in Queensgate on Wednesday November 30.

As part of Peterborough’s Live Healthy, Live Green campaign, NHS Peterborough’s Live Healthy team are offering free information and advice on stopping smoking to shoppers.

The team will be carrying out carbon monoxide monitoring in Central Square Queensgate and will also be taking stop smoking referrals. Carbon monoxide is found in cigarette smoke and contributes to high blood pressure, poor circulation, heart problems and breathing problems, high levels can put you at greater risk of these problems.

You can chat to the Healthy Lifestyles Advisers about anything related to healthy lifestyles. Staff from the Live Healthy team will be roving around Queensgate and the City Centre.

Sue Mitchell, associate director for public health at NHS Peterborough said: “Evidence shows that people are four times more likely to stop smoking for good with the kind of support offered by Peterborough Stop Smoking Service, combined with nicotine replacement therapy. Just under half of people who use our Stop Smoking Service are not smoking four weeks later.

“The team’s fully qualified advisors offer free professional support, expert help, and advice on medication. Stop Smoking Advisors can help you create a plan to go smoke free, advice on the best treatments to help you stop and let you know what to expect- including the benefits you’ll gain from stopping smoking.”

Call the Stop Smoking Service free on 0800 376 56 55 to speak to a trained advisor or text 07884 313 482.

For more info on quitting smoking visit the Live Healthy Live Green website at www.livehealthylivegreen.org.uk or speak to your Doctor or local pharmacist about getting support.

For advice and information about the services available to help quit smoking and manage weight people can also contact the Live Healthy team at NHS Peterborough on 01733 207184.