Stop smoking services

Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham Stop Smoking service offers free, confidential support for anyone living, working or studying in Barking and Dagenham aged 12 and above.

The service provides

• one-to-one support with a Tobacco Dependence Advisor.
• Appointments are available Online or local venues across the borough 
• Free Nicotine replacement therapy or Vape
• Up to 12 weeks behavioural support

Who to contact:

Sign up Stop Smoking Barking and Dagenham

Call: 020 8724 8018

Email: Stopsmoking@lbbd.gov.uk

City of London and Hackney

Smokefree City & Hackney is the local stop smoking service for adults and children (12+ years) who live, work, study or have a GP in Hackney or in the City of London. 

They offer 12 weeks of support to help you quit, with your own dedicated stop smoking advisor and easy access to stop smoking medication. You can choose to be supported over the phone or in person.

The service offers free NRTs, vapes and stop smoking medications.

You can contact Smokefree City & Hackney by calling 0800 046 9946 or emailing cityandhackney@gloji.co.uk

You can sign-up online here: https://www.smokefreecityandhackney.org/sign-up

Havering

Pharmacy stop smoking service

• 12 week programme
• Up to 8 free face to face consultations
• Up to 8 weeks of free nicotine replacement products 
• Varenciline medicine available

Find out more about giving up smoking in Havering.

Visit one of the following pharmacies to speak to an advisor

• Crescent Pharmacy, 65 Masefield Crescent, Harold Hill RM3 7PB.
• Mim Pharmacy, 118 North Street, Romford RM1 1DL.
• Asvacare Ltd Pharmacy, 197 Rush Green Road, Romford RM7 0JR.
• Healthcare Pharmacy, 2 Tadworth Parade, Elm Park, Hornchurch, RM12 5AS.
• Bencrest Pharmacy, 67-69 Park Ln, Hornchurch RM11 1BH.
• Maylands Pharmacy, 300 Upper Rainham Rd, Hornchurch RM12 4EQ.
• Elm Park Pharmacy, 208-212 Elm Park Ave, Hornchurch RM12 4SD.
• Britcrown Pharmacy, 5 Balgores Lane, Gidea Park, RM2 5JR.

Newham

Quit Well Newham can provide Newham residents with free advice and support to quit.

The service is open Monday to Friday 8.30am until 5.30pm. Group sessions (6pm-7pm) can be arranged by appointment only.

The service offers:  

• Direct support and quit plan from a trained practitioner for up to 12 weeks
• Weekly Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Electronic Cigarettes
• Telephone or digital support with free access to the Smoke Free app
• Face-to-face support available at a location near you 
• Support is available in English, Bengali, Urdu, Gujrati and Lithuanian. BSL Support is also available

The service is run by Queen Mary University of London.

• • Call 020 7882 8230 to speak to an adviser
  • For text, calls and WhatsApp 07474 082330
  • Email clinicbookings@qmul.ac.uk
  • www.newham.gov.uk/health-adult-social-care/help-quit-smoking

You can also get support from local pharmacies near you. 

Redbridge

Redbridge Quits Smoking offers a free and confidential support for anyone living, working, or studying in Redbridge, aged 12 and above.

They can help

• People who smoke cigarettes
• People who chew paan, betel quid, gutkha, bidi, and shisha
• People who use shisha, SNUS( Swedish tobacco), IQOS( heated tobacco).
• People who are concerned about their use of vapes or e-cigarettes.

• Complete their simple contact form.
• Call 0300 303 2715
• Text: BREATHE to 82228
• Email: rqs@viaorg.uk

Tower Hamlets

Quit Right Tower Hamlets provide stop smoking services for people who live, work or study in Tower Hamlets.

A full range of free nicotine replacement products likes patches, gums and E-cigs are available to help you quit for good.

Visit the Quit Right Tower Hamlets website.

Residents can also access the smokefree app for free by using their postcode – Home – Smoke Free

The offer includes

• 6 months FREE access to Smoke Free App premium features
• Unlimited on-demand support with specialist Stop Smoking Advisors
• Up to 12 weeks supply of your chosen vape and/or nicotine replacement products

Waltham Forest

QuitRight, funded by Waltham Forest Council, is a service provided by Queen Mary University of London for smokers and smokeless tobacco users who wish to quit. It includes:

• A 12-week plan with support from a trained practitioner
• Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy and free e-cigarettes
• Telephone and/or digital support. Face-to-face help may also be available.

A translation service is available.

QuitRight host community clinics and phone clinics in Waltham Forest, please visit the services website for more information.

You can also contact the service on 020 7882 8230 or 0800 169 1943, or email them at clinicbookings@qmul.ac.uk