Welcome to Smoke Free Warwickshire

Do you want to stop smoking? - A fresh start starts here       

You are up to four times more likely to succeed if you use NHS support and stop smoking medicines such as patches, gum, Zyban or Champix to manage your cravings. Over 6,000 people have obtained help from the Warwickshire Stop Smoking Service in the last year.  To find out about the FREE support available from doctor's surgeries, pharmacies and other locations across the county click here or phone

0800 085 2917.

Our Purpose

Smoke Free Warwickshire is a multi-agency alliance committed to providing smoke free air, helping smokers to stop and promoting a tobacco free society. We are an alliance of public and private sector partners, lead by our local NHS Trusts working together to tackle tobacco and its effects. Our partners include:

Why tackle tobacco?

Smoking kills over 1000 people in Warwickshire every year and remains the leading cause of death and disability in the county. Breathing secondhand tobacco smoke causes the same diseases in non-smokers as smokers (namely asthma, bronchitis, lung disease, heart disease, several types of cancer, circulatory disease and many others) and is a particular danger to babies, young children and pregnant women. Breathing tobacco smoke causes asthma, bronchitis, ear infections and cot death in babies and young children and slow foetal growth and a higher miscarriage risk in pregnancy.

Work Smoke free

All enclosed workplaces and public places in the UK have had to be completely smoke free from 1st July 2007. A good smoke free policy can increase productivity, improve staff relations, reduce sickness absence and cleaning costs and protect the workforce from a known killer so it's good news all round. For more information on FREE services for your workplace and the benefits of smoke free working, please click here.

Live Smoke free

A smoke free home benefits everyone, particularly babies, young children and pregnant women. For more information on taking action to live smoke free, please go to www.westmidlandsmokefreehomes.co.uk

Contact Information

Address:

Smoke Free Warwickshire

C/o Warwickshire PCT

Westgate House

Market Street

Warwick

CV34 4DE

Tel: 0800 085 2917

Fax: 01926 495074

Electronic mail

 

General Information: viv.james@warkpct.nhs.uk

Webmaster: denise.milnes@warkpct.nhs.uk

 

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