A clinic to provide stop smoking support to employees working in the Nottingham City area was launched this week.

The new clinic being held at Central Library, on Angel Row started on 19th May and will run every Monday for 6-8 weeks on an appointment system between 10am and 2pm.

The Tobacco Control Team is part of Nottingham City Council working primarily to reduce smoking prevalence within Nottingham City.

One of the team’s focuses is to provide stop smoking support for employees within the Nottingham City area. This is achieved by delivering stop smoking clinics within workplaces, run by a specialist stop smoking advisor. Clinics run on a weekly basis lasting 6-8 weeks, with each clinic session offering motivational support and advice, Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Carbon Monoxide monitoring.

The clinics support workplaces since the change in smoking legislation and form part of a wider package of support offered to businesses from our team through Gold Standard Smoking Policies.

Rachel Lewis, Stop Smoking Advisor said: "Evaluations of clinics already running across Nottingham have been extremely positive, mostly due to the flexibility of the clinics to accommodate the needs of both employers and employees. The new clinic is the only clinic in Nottingham City that is open to employees from surrounding businesses."

Although aimed primarily at employees working in Nottingham City, members of the public wishing to access the clinic will also be accommodated. Anyone wanting to book an appointment can contact Rachel Lewis, Stop Smoking Advisor on 07939542408.