Patients and visitors can get support via the in-house Smoking Cessation Service, based at UHW and Llandough, and also via Stop Smoking Wales, which everyone can access, and is based in the community.
What the in-house Smoking Cessation team offer:
All outpatients, inpatients and their partners as well as parents of paediatric patients can receive in-house support to stop smoking. One-to-one intensive behavioural support is offered to help break the habit of smoking as well as the psychological addiction to cigarettes.
What the programme offers:
• One-to-one confidential counselling
• First session lasts one hour
• You will discuss different range of products to support giving up and the service can issue a prescription if appropriate
• Weekly follow up sessions for the first month
• Telephone follow ups (two, five & nine months)
• Appointment follow ups (three, six and 12 months)
The Smoking Cessation Counsellor will discuss:
• any previous attempts to give up and possible reasons for relapse
• providing factual information about what happens to the body when you stop smoking
• talking through any fears or concerns around quitting smoking and offering coping techniques
To refer yourself, get in touch:
Call the Smoking Cessation Service:
In UHW on 029 2074 3582
In Llandough: on 029 20 71 5240
Or call Stop Smoking Wales on 0800 085 2219
Smokers Helpline Wales provides free and confidential advice to young people and adults looking to quit smoking. To speak to a member of the team for general advice, to receive an information pack and details on additional support services, call them on 0800 169 0 169.
