And you can find the participating pharmacies on a new interactive map on NHS Norfolk’s website: Just go to www.norfolk.nhs.uk

Most pharmacies in Norfolk offer free advice and support to help people stop smoking. Their advice is confidential. However free coupons for nicotine replacement patches are being distributed to households around the 23 participating pharmacies.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) patches help reduce cravings that people can get when giving up smoking. Smokers can double their chances of giving up successfully by using them, and research shows that two-thirds of smokers want to stop.

Research has also shown that smokers are also 4 times more likely to quit with support from an NHS stop smoking service.

Jennie Pusey, NHS Norfolk’s Stop Smoking Service Commissioning Manager, said: “The pharmacies taking part are in areas where, statistically, we believe smoking may be more prevalent so we have commissioned this coupon drop where we can expect best results.


“There will be some people who tried to give up for New Year and did not quite make it so now could be the time to give it a go with the help of your pharmacist.”

People who want NHS help to stop smoking are also able to ask their GP or call Smokefree Norfolk on 0800 0854 113 or email [email protected]

Fifteen other pharmacies in Norfolk are offering free Quit Kits as part of a national stop smoking initiative. These too can be found on the NHS Norfolk interactive map.

Smoking is one of the biggest causes of ill health and early death but people who choose to quit are in very good company. Last year 2971 smokers, in the NHS Norfolk area, quit between April 2010 and December 2010 from the 5751 people who accessed the service.

– Co-Operative Pharmacy, Holt Road, Fakenham NR21 8JG
– Boots, Market Place Fakenham NR21 9BG
– David Jagger, Staithe Street Wells-Next-The-Sea NR23 1AG
– Lloyds, Drayton NR8 6DW
– Lincoln Co-Operative Chemists, Valentine Road Hunstanton PE36 5AB
– Rainbow Pharmacy, Langley Road South Wootton PE30 3UG
– Clock Pharmacy, 1 Gayton Road Gaywood PE30 4EA
– Co-Operative Pharmacy, Centre Point Fairstead PE30 4SR

– Morrisons Pharmacy, Riverside Retail Park, Norwich, NR1 1WU
– Hunt’s Pharmacy, Plumstead Road Norwich NR1 4AB
– Roys Pharmacy, Hoveton NR12 8DB
– Boots, Wessex Street, Norwich NR2 2TJ
– Boots, Colman Road, Norwich NR4 7EH
– Tesco, Blue Boar Lane, Norwich, NR7 8AB
– Hamblin’s Pharmacy, Noble Close Norwich, NR7 9RF

– Lloyds Pharmacy, King Street, Thetford IP24 2AP
– Total Health Pharmacy, Gregor Shanks Way, Watton IP25 6FA
– Sue Smith Mrpharms, East Harling NR16 2ND
– Co-Operative Pharmacy, Market Street Wymondham NR18 0AJ
– Boots Pharmacy, Wymondham Medical Centre, NR18 0RF
– Mattishall Pharmacy, Dereham Road Mattishall NR20 3QA
– Boots Pharmacy, Great Melton Road Hethersett NR9 3AB
– Sainsbury’s, Costessey NR5 0JS