Activities in Your Area
Hackney and the City are bursting with interesting places to
visit. There are loads of interesting activities to entice you to
get out and get active. You don’t have to go to the gym or run
around the park if that’s not your style – a walk along the canal
or to your favorite market can be as invigorating as you want and
is good for your emotional and physical wellbeing. This map will
help you find activities you’re interested in that are close to
where you live.
Smoking Cessation
Stop smoking
You're more likely to succeed if you have NHS support
If you smoke, stopping will bring enormous benefits to your
health and wellbeing. You’ll dramatically reduce your risk of
developing a vascular disease such as heart disease or stroke - and
you don’t have to quit smoking by yourself. In fact, you’re four
times more likely to succeed if you have support. This is free on
the NHS.
At your NHS Health Check, you will have discussed your smoking
status with your GP or other health professional. You might have
made the commitment to go smokefree.
Stopping smoking isn’t easy but the benefits are huge. You
will:
- Reduce your chance of developing a range of serious diseases,
such as heart attack, stroke, lung cancer and other cancers.
- Enjoy improved breathing and general fitness.
- Be able to taste food properly again.
- Reduce the risk of your children suffering from asthma or glue
ear.
- Improve your fertility and chance of a successful pregnancy and
healthy baby.
- Save money.
NHS support
If you’re trying to go smokefree, you’re not alone. NHS support
can help you as well as put you in touch with others taking the
same journey towards being smokefree. The support comes in many
forms: choose the kind that suits you best.
- Local NHS stop-smoking services. You can meet for individual or
group sessions with trained NHS advisers, who can help you to put
your stop-smoking plan into action. You can find your local
stop-smoking services at the Go Smokefree website (see External
links).
- Support at home. The Together Programme is free, providing you
with support at home whenever you need it. When you sign up, you’ll
get a mail pack with information, advice and encouragement. This
will be followed up by helpful text alerts and emails when you need
them. You can even speak direct to trained advisers via the
dedicated helpline.
- Patches, gum, and more. There is a range of nicotine
replacement treatments available on prescription that can help you
to stop smoking. They don’t contain harmful chemicals or cause
cancer and you’ll only pay a standard prescription charge.
- NHS smoking helpline. This dedicated helpline is staffed by
trained advisers who can provide information, support and
encouragement while you go smokefree. Phone 0800 022 4 332 (7am to
11pm).
What help is available?
If you are serious about quitting and want help to stop smoking,
free and confidential advice and support is available through your
local stop smoking services.
Visit your local stop smoking service to register onto
the scheme and KICK the habit
Stop Smoking Services involve:
- Initial motivation and assessment appointment
- FREE weekly stop smoking programme
- 12-week programme of medication
- Advice and motivation from trained advisers
- Convenient weekly appointments
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), Champix and Zyban (a
prescription charge may apply)
- Weekly carbon monoxide monitoring
You are 4 times more likely to successfully quit, using
the service than going it alone
Stop Smoking Services Available:
- Specialist Level III Service - Free Phone: 0800 169 1943,
Email: smokers-clinic@qmul.ac.uk
- GP Practices in City and Hackney
- Boots and independent pharmacies in City and Hackney
- Specialist Pregnancy Service 020 8510 7732
- Specialist Homerton Hospital Service 020 8510 7248
- CHYPS – Young People Service 020 8919 5040
For further information, please visit the Smokefree City and
Hackney website.
Local Services
The Council’s Community Directory is for people who live or work
in Hackney and the City and holds information on over 2,400
organisations and services, ranging from small, unfunded, local
voluntary groups to large statutory bodies such as social care
services and health services.
Find services