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Get help when you quit smoking

If you want to stop smoking, getting the right help can double your chances of success.

You get personalised support when you create a quit plan.

You can also get help to quit through:

Support from a stop smoking advisor

At our stop smoking clinics, we offer 1-to-1 support by phone, video call or in person.

A stop smoking advisor can support you through the quitting process. This starts 1 to 4 weeks before your quit date and can continue for up to 1 year.

Quitting with the help of a stop smoking clinic (video, 3 minutes)

Your stop smoking advisor will:

  • make sure you're ready to quit
  • check your level of nicotine dependence
  • help you prepare to quit

Make sure you’re ready to quit

Your advisor will help you identify:

  • your reasons for quitting
  • what you like and dislike about smoking
  • the positive and negative effects of quitting for you

Check your level of nicotine dependence

Your advisor will:

  • ask you about your smoking history, patterns and triggers
  • help you find ways to avoid smoking that work for you
  • measure your carbon monoxide levels

Carbon monoxide is a chemical found in cigarette smoke. When you smoke, carbon monoxide takes up some of the place for oxygen in your blood. This reduces the amount of oxygen that goes to your heart, brain and other organs.

Carbon monoxide levels decrease as you stop smoking. The advisor can measure your levels again when you have stopped smoking to see your progress.

Help you prepare to quit

Your advisor can help you:

  • make the right plan for you to stop smoking
  • choose a treatment to stop smoking - for example, NRT or prescription treatments from your GP
  • decide a quit date
  • organise free NRT - if you sign up to the quit programme

If necessary, they'll refer you to your GP for follow up.

Group support

Our group support sessions last 7 to 12 weeks. Groups meet for 1 to 2 hours. A stop smoking advisor helps with the sessions.

At the sessions, you can:

  • check your progress
  • talk about any difficulties
  • swap coping tips
  • encourage each other

The stop smoking advisor will:

  • assess your level of nicotine dependency
  • measure your carbon monoxide levels
  • help you to decide a quit date
  • help you plan to stop smoking and choose a treatment
  • organise free NRT - if you sign up to the quit programme

Online support

You Can Quit is an online community for people trying to quit smoking.

You Can Quit - facebook.com

Page last reviewed: 7 January 2026
Next review due: 7 January 2029