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.