Paediatrics - Children and Young People Stop Smoking Support

Stop Smoking Support with Royal Oldham Hospital

Stopping smoking is the single best thing you can do to protect your health and those around you. As a child in your household recently sought treatment or support for symptoms of asthma or related conditions, you and other members of your household including children and young people can gain access to free, personalised stop smoking support.

The support offered is non-judgemental and can be as little or as much as you like, to help you on your smokefree journey and protect yourself and others from the avoidable harms caused by smoking or second-hand smoke inside the home.

What are the risks of tobacco smoke?

Cigarettes contain thousands of toxic chemicals which damage every part of the body and can cause breathing problems and asthma attacks.

Second-hand smoke, which comes from the tip of a lit cigarettes and is breathed out by a smoker, can be especially dangerous when inhaled by children as they have less well-developed airways, lungs, and immune systems. Even if you can’t see the smoke, it lingers in the air for hours and the toxic chemicals stick to clothing, furniture and skin.

What support is available?

If you smoke tobacco and are an Oldham resident or registered with an Oldham GP, you can get free, personalised stop smoking support and treatment from either:

1.    Smokefree – a digital stop smoking app

With 24/7 access to specialist stop smoking advisors should you need it, this offer is like no other, providing six months, and up to 12 weeks’ supply of free nicotine replacement therapy and/or a refillable vape and liquids COMPLETELY FREE. The App is one the most successful quitting aids across the world and normally costs £60.

Through the app you can monitor your health improvements and money saved, track cravings and learn how to avoid triggers, message a stop smoking advisor, connect with a wider community of quitters, and order nicotine replacement and vape liquid refills straight to your door.

To access the app, use the QR code and referral ID provided by the ward. If you do not receive your referral ID on the ward, a nurse will contact you via telephone to provide you with it.

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2.    Your Health Oldham – a local stop smoking service

Your Health Oldham offers one-to-one or group support, either over the phone or face-to-face. You’ll get a free, personalised quit plan including expert advice from a local stop smoking advisor and nicotine replacement.

To use Your Health Oldham, please call 0161 960 0255 and give them your referral ID. If you do not receive your referral ID on the ward, a nurse will contact you via telephone to provide you with it.

Please only choose one of these services.

Data collection

This free stop smoking support is provided by Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership and Health Innovation Manchester to support smokers and improve the health and asthma management of patients at The Royal Oldham Children’s Unit and Paediatric Observation and Assessment Unit.

If you choose to take part, you are agreeing to the service’s standard terms and conditions and privacy policy. No personal or identifiable information will be shared with the NHS or other organisations. Health Innovation Manchester, as hosted by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, will only use this information to evaluate the project.