Free 12-week NHS-commissioned smoking cessation programme with personalized behavioral coaching, carbon monoxide monitoring, and NRT supply.
Tobacco smoking is the single leading preventable cause of illness, disability, and premature death in the UK, causing lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart attacks, and strokes. Quitting smoking provides immediate and long-term health benefits: heart rate and blood pressure drop within 20 minutes, carbon monoxide levels in blood halve within 24 hours, and breathing and circulation noticeably improve within weeks. The NHS Community Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Service (SCS) provides evidence-based, confidential behavioral support combined with free or NHS-prescription Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) over a structured 12-week programme. Patients who use NHS pharmacy stop smoking support are three to four times more likely to successfully quit permanently compared to willpower alone. Your dedicated pharmacist advisor tracks your progress, conducts carbon monoxide (CO) breath testing, and tailors dual-product NRT combinations (such as patches plus fast-acting inhalators, lozenges, or sprays).
Your consultation is carried out in a soundproof, private consultation suite by a qualified healthcare professional.
Your consultation begins in a soundproof, private clinic room inside the pharmacy. Your pharmacist reviews your symptom history, existing medications, and individual requirements.
Your clinician carries out diagnostic checks or vital signs triage tailored to NHS Stop Smoking Service in line with UK clinical standards and NICE protocols.
If clinically appropriate under the NHS specification, treatments or prescription medicines are dispensed directly at the pharmacy counter.
You will receive comprehensive instructions on recovery, expected timelines, and when to seek medical advice. An electronic clinical notification is shared with your registered NHS GP practice.
If symptoms persist, fail to improve within the expected timeframe, or if regular monitoring is required, book a follow-up consultation with your pharmacy team or contact your GP.
This consultation is delivered under an NHS commissioning framework. It is free for qualifying patients meeting national clinical eligibility criteria. It is not an unrestricted free service for all conditions or non-qualifying demographics.
No consultation fee is charged for qualifying NHS patients. Standard NHS prescription exemption rules apply if medications are dispensed.
418 WHITMORE WAY, BASILDON • SS14 2HB
376 BARKING ROAD, PLAISTOW, LONDON • E13 8HL
85-87 HIGH STREET, RUSHDEN • NN10 0NZ
THE CROSS, EASTRY, SANDWICH • CT13 0HG
2 TADWORTH PARADE, ELM PARK, HORNCHURCH • RM12 5AS
NEW VALLEY ROAD, EXWICK EX4 2AD, EXETER • EX4 2AD
197-199 ROMAN ROAD, LONDON, BETHNAL GREEN, E2 0QY, LONDON • E2 0QY
10 derwent parade, South ockendon • RM155EE
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Clinical advice for ongoing recovery and support:
Clinical guidance on consultations, eligibility, and prescription dispensing.
NextDoorClinic content is developed in collaboration with registered UK pharmacy prescribers and based on evidence-based UK clinical commissioning standards and clinical practice guidance:
