NHS Ayrshire & Arran Fresh Air-shire Services

Details

Individual and group support sessions

Available at main areas across Ayrshire & Arran, and facilitated by trained smoking cessation advisors. Advice on how to stop smoking, and information about products like nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and other stop smoking medicines, is provided. Group support sessions are held on the same day and time each week, and they are held on a rolling basis so you don't have to have an appointment to attend. The groups are relaxed, informal and friendly, and the support and encouragement you get from the advisors and the other quitters in the group means that you are much more likely to stop smoking than going it alone. One-to-one support is also available if preferred.

Community pharmacy scheme

Participating pharmacies (chemists) across Ayrshire & Arran offer one-to-one support over a course of 12 weeks, and can provide NRT (which means you don’t need to go to your GP for a prescription).

GP support

Some GPs provide motivational support as well as prescribing products to help you stop smoking, including NRT.

Contact Information

Freephone helpline: call 0800 783 9132 for further information on the stop smoking support available in your area, and for an assessment to identify which type of support is most suitable for you.

Email:  freshair-shire@aapct.scot.nhs.uk

Web:  www.nhsayrshire&arran.com

NHS Ayrshire & Arran Fresh Air-shire Services
Health Promotion Team
Department of Public Health
Boswell House, 10 Arthur Street
Ayr
KA7 1QJ