Smoking

Here are some national and local organisations:

• Southampton Quitters: http://www.southamptonquitters.nhs.uk/page.asp?fldArea=2&fldMenu=0&fldSubMenu=0&fldKey=43 , phone 023 8051 5221, email [email protected]
• Smoke free (NHS): http://www.nhs.uk/smokefree , phone 0800 434 6677. You can also search here for other local quitters groups.
• British Lung Foundation: http://www.blf.org.uk/Page/Stopping-smoking
• British Heart Foundation: https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/risk-factors/smoking

You can phone the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) at any time to talk to a qualified counsellor about smoking. The EAP’s own website includes a Tobacco Cessation Plan and a cost calculator (both under Tools and Programmes).  It also carries a lot of information on tobacco, as well as factors that may for some people contribute to smoking, for example coping with change.

Your GP surgery or midwife should be able to support you. You could also refer to:

• Smoke free (NHS): http://www.nhs.uk/smokefree/why-quit/smoking-in-pregnancy
• National Childbirth Trust (NCT): http://www.nct.org.uk/pregnancy/smoking-during-pregnancy

Here are some sources of information on both tobacco and e-cigarettes:

• Action on Smoking and Health: http://www.ash.org.uk/
• British Medical Association: http://bma.org.uk/working-for-change/improving-and-protecting-health/tobacco
• The national organisations listed above also offer information and resources.