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World Oral Health Day 2020

Published at 20 March, 2020 08:23.

World Oral Health Day is the perfect time to be kind to your mouth and quit smoking with Yorkshire Smokefree. We have a fully flexible service running one to one’s, support groups, pioneering online assistance and a dedicated telephone service to help keep you strong, with full access to our expert NHS advisors who will aid you in deciding the best way to start your full-stop journey and what's more, it’s completely free! 

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Yorkshire Smokefree Support During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Published at 19 March, 2020 12:57.

In light of the national efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) we are stopping face-to-face stop smoking consultations from immediate effect.

We continue to deliver high quality telephone support so if you are currently receiving telephone support from us, this will continue as normal.
If you were attending face to face sessions with an adviser or you were having group support, this will be replaced by support from an adviser over the phone.

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Health Secretary: “It is abundantly clear that smoking makes the impact of a coronavirus worse”

Published at 18 March, 2020 16:00.

As the Government again highlights the risks to smokers from coronavirus Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is joining health professionals in calling on smokers to #QuitforCovid.

Speaking in the Commons yesterday in response to a question from Bob Blackman MP Chair of the APPG on Smoking and Health, Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock said: “It is abundantly clear from the research into previous coronaviruses that smoking makes the impact of a coronavirus worse.”

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COVID-19 and Smoking Information

Published at 17 March, 2020 11:55.

The Chief Medical Officer has highlighted that smokers are more susceptible to respiratory infections making this an important time to encourage smokers to quit. ASH has had contact from smokers saying the current situation has given them the final push to quit, and asking for further information on quit support.

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Repairs to the body after quitting smoking start from day 1 with mental wellbeing also improving.

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Published at 11 March, 2020 13:28.

Smokers urged to stop smoking on No Smoking Day, Wednesday 11 March 2020

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Look after your eyesight this No-Smoking Day

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Published at 11 March, 2020 11:01.

This No-Smoking Day, Barnsley Council and Yorkshire Smokefree are encouraging Barnsley residents to quit smoking, while reminding people of the link between smoking and sight-loss.

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Celebrating 20 Years of Stop Smoking Services

Published at 28 January, 2020 14:41.

Celebrating 20 Years of Stop Smoking Services

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Yorkshire Smokefree - My 20 Year Journey

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Published at 09 January, 2020 11:27.

Maggie Milne is one of the Service Managers here at Yorkshire Smokefree. She’s worked for the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for a number of years, but her earliest experience of the stop smoking service was not as an employee, but as a client. The service became an inspiration to her; not only did it improve her health but it also shaped her career. Over the years Maggie has worked with hundreds of Sheffield residents to help them become smoke-free. Here’s her story…

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