Please do not smoke in our hospitals

All of our hospitals and buildings are completely smoke free, helping to protect the health and wellbeing of our patients, staff and visitors.

If visitors do wish to smoke on the grounds we ask them to use the smoking shelters provided around the site. 

Anyone who would like to give up smoking can access FREE help and support by contacting the Yorkshire Smokefree service, phone numbers are 0800 6120011 free from landlines and 03300 660 116 free from mobiles or visit http://yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk/ or text QUIT4 to 88020.

You can also visit a "Quit Shop". The shop is located at 39 Charles Street, Sheffield, S1 2HU. Please see the website for further details.

Top Ten Tips to Quit smoking!
1. Get support, don’t go it alone
2. Change your usual routine
3. Make your home a smoke free zone
4. Save your cigarette money
5. Treat yourself
6. Take regular exercise
7. Take up a hobby
8. Keep busy
9. Avoid difficult situations
10. Remember - You can do it!

 
 

Additional Information

Did you know?

• Smoking kills over 120,000 people every year in the UK - that's more than 13 deaths an hour

• Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death in the UK

• Half of all smokers will eventually die as a result of their habit

• Smoking is a major contributor to many serious diseases, such as heart disease and lung cancer

• Smoking also puts people around you at risk - about 300 non-smokers in the UK die every year from lung cancer caused by passive smoking

• Smoking is a very expensive habit for the nation, costing the NHS and the taxpayer up to £1.5 billion every year

 

 
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