Support to stop smoking

Stopping smoking is the single best thing you can do to improve your health. Smoking can kill, and if it doesn't kill you it can leave you with life changing illnesses.

Being smoke-free will increase your chance of living longer, and means you'll enjoy the benefits of living a healthier life. It will also improve the health of those around you.

There are plenty of ways to get help to quit smoking, so you can choose a way that suits your lifestyle and needs.

Stop smoking services

A free stop smoking service is available to all smokers who live or work in Barnsley. The service provides a range of free nicotine replacement therapy and expert behaviour support. Sessions can be done face to face, over the phone, or online.

Sessions take place every week at the following locations.

Location

Day

Time

Cudworth Centre

Mondays

9am to 4:30pm

Dearne Community Children's Centre

Thursdays

12:30pm to 4:30pm

Garland House Surgery

Thursdays

1pm to 4:30pm

Goldthorpe Centre

Tuesdays

9am to 4:30pm

Grimethorpe Centre

Thursdays

9am to 12pm

Hoyland Medical Practice

Tuesdays

9am to 4:30pm

Lundwood Health Centre

Fridays

9am to 12pm

Roundhouse Library

Thursdays

9am to 12:30pm

Roundhouse Medical Centre

Mondays

1:15pm to 5pm

The Glass Works

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday

9am to 12:30pm

Thurnscoe Centre

Fridays

9am to 4pm

Wombwell BYouth Centre

Wednesdays

1pm to 4:30pm

Worsbrough and Kendray Family Centre

Fridays

1pm to 4pm

More advice and support

You can get more advice and support to help you stop smoking by:

  • calling Yorkshire Smokefree Barnsley on 0800 612 0011 (free from landlines) or 0330 660 1166 (free from most mobiles)

  • visiting the Yorkshire Smokefree Barnsley website

  • visiting a local cessation support group/service, your GP, or a pharmacy

  • visiting the Smoke Free Starts website for resources and support for stopping smoking to improve mental health

  • visiting the Live Well Barnsley youth vaping webpage for support regarding youth vaping

Help to make your premises smoke-free

For information about making your premises smoke-free, email us at publichealth@barnsley.gov.uk.