Tag: quit smoking

Quit smoking with help from Simon

Leeds people leading campaign to help others quit smoking Local people are fronting a new health campaign in south and east Leeds in a bid to help more people stop smoking by using free NHS support. Simon Aston accessed the NHS Leeds Stop Smoking clinic in Middleton and is one

Help available to quit smoking

Nearly nine out of ten smokers in South Leeds want to quit, but factors such as stress are making it difficult for them to do so, a new NHS survey shows. NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group, which has the highest rates of smoking in the city, commissioned

‘Take 7 Steps Out’ to protect children from secondhand smoke

Leeds City Council has launched an innovative new campaign this week to encourage people who smoke to ‘Take 7 Steps Out’ of their home to protect children from the dangers of secondhand smoke. StepaRoo, the campaign’s kangaroo mascot, was in the city this week to take children across seven musical