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We are a community-based and inpatient service providing tobacco dependency support to adults in Newham, Tower Hamlets, and City & Hackney.
We provide personalised advice, behavioural support and treatment plans in line with NICE guidelines to help our service users reduce or quit tobacco use.
You can access our support if you are:
We accept self-referrals and referrals from ELFT staff. Available here.
All clinicians are NCSCT-trained tobacco dependency specialists.
Tobacco dependence treatment is effective and improves the health and wellbeing of the person smoking and their family, as well as saving them money. Helping people tackle their tobacco dependence is a key component of the NHS Long Term Plan and forms the NHS's contribution to wider government action to deliver the 2030 ambition for a smoke free generation.
Smoking remains one of the biggest killers in this country. 64,000 people die from smoking related illnesses in England every year and it’s estimated that for every person who dies due to a smoking related illness, there are another 30 who will suffer from serious smoking related diseases. While smoking is most commonly associated with lung cancer, it can also cause 15 other cancers and over 100 other diseases. This means that 2 out of every 3 smokers will die due to a smoking related disease.
Tackling smoking remains the leading modifiable cause of health inequalities.
To get support for your tobacco dependence, email us on elft.stopsmoking@nhs.net, and a member of staff will be in contact within 48 hours.
