Smoking and smoking related diseases remain the leading cause of preventable death in our area. 

It is our mission to ensure that people who live in our communities have healthy, happy lives and it is vital that we take every possible step to eradicate smoking from our population. ‘Swap and Stop’ helps us to do just that, by offering effective treatment and support to everyone to get better. 

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Smoking is the biggest avoidable cause of premature death and disease in the UK, and the best thing any smoker can do to improve their health is to quit smoking. Quitting isn’t easy for anyone, but that is especially true for people who try to quit without help. It is brilliant that Humber and North Yorkshire have introduced the 'Swap and Stop' Tobacco Dependency Treatment programme, to support people to remain Smokefree whilst in hospital. Quitting can be difficult, but no-one ever regrets it when they have found the method that works for them. Every smoker who quits gains years of life and saves thousands of pounds. If you smoke and are admitted to hospital, this may just be a fantastic opportunity to free yourself from a lifetime of addiction.

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NHS Tobacco Dependency Treatment Services are a step towards changing culture in the NHS in a positive way. There isn’t any shaming or blaming – this is all about supporting and motivating everyone with effective treatment. If you are a patient, visitor or employee, Tobacco Dependency Treatment is there for you, with a range of nicotine swaps and dedicated behvioural support. I could talk all day about the benefits of a Smokefree hospital but ultimately it benefits all – patients, visitors, carers and staff. When we consider life often starts in a hospital we really are helping set a child off to the best start in life by reducing any potential risks of the harm of second hand smoke in those first few vital hours after birth and beyond. By using the help of a Tobacco Dependency Treatment Team will provide an extra layer of support to your quit. We know stopping smoking isn’t easy, but by giving your self the best chance with 1-1 support, guidance on nicotine swaps and ideas on ways to remain Smokefree will make the the difference, to mean this time could be the last ever time you quit.

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