New help in Beccles for smokers looking to quit

A free new clinic is to be held in Beccles to help smokers who want to quit their habit.

Anyone wanting more information or to book a place has until Wednesday 30 April to do so.

The clinic will be held at St Luke’s Community Centre, Rigbourne Hill, on Friday afternoons and run by Jo Holt, Health Improvement Practitioner at Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT.

“We already hold similar clinics in Great Yarmouth and Waveney but this will be the first of its kind in Beccles for a couple of years,” she said.

“All the evidence shows that smokers are more likely to succeed in their quit attempt if they seek support rather than tough it out on their own, and I’m hoping for a good response.

“People looking for help will have the choice of joining a group or receiving one-to-one support.”

Ms Holt said the only charge would be for people who had to pay for prescriptions – and NRT, for example, is much cheaper via a prescription than buying it at a high street chemists.

* For more information or to book a place, phone Debbie Howard on 01493 452067 or Jo Holt on 07785 365858.

Alternatively, email [email protected]