March saw an increase in new referrals with 22 being made to the Quit Your Way (previously known as Smokefree Hebrides) smoking cessation service from across the Outer Hebrides.

Many of the clients self-referred and identified the national date of NO SMOKING DAY as their motivation.  The majority who self-referred stated that they really wanted to start their New Year with a bang and stopping smoking was on the top of their list!

The service was able to offer a range of support including:

• advice on Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT)
• advice on non-Nicotine products
• options and choices of service provision – telephone, face-to-face and the use of texting or email.

For further information contact Outer Hebrides Quit Your Way, tel. (01851) 701623 or email: hebrides.quityourway@nhs.net