Hospital Inpatient Stop Smoking Service

CALL SMOKELINE ON 0800 84 84 84

What are the Smokefree Services in Glasgow and Clyde?

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Smokefree Services are responsible for a wide range of tobacco projects aimed at reducing the damage from tobacco to people in and around Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Stopping smoking before you go in to hospital is one of the best things you can do to reduce the chances of anything going wrong. There will be less chance of complications & better wound healing.

It is recommended that you stop at least 8 weeks before an operation.

With most hospital sites (including the grounds) being smokefree, a lot of people find that going into hospital is a great opportunity to stop smoking, but even if you are not ready to quit you can get Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to help with any withdrawl symptoms that you may experience during your hospital stay.

If you would like to make plans to stop smoking before you come into hospital then please contact your local stop smoking service or contact the hospital you are coming into and speak to the advisor. See contact details below:

Glasgow Hospitals:

North (Gartnavel, Stobhill, Western, Glasgow Royal Infirmary)	Contact 0141 232 0729
South ( Southern General, Victoria)	Contact 0141 201 5148

Clyde Hospitals:

Royal Alexandria, Inverclyde Royal and Vale of Leven

Contact 0141 314 6692

Mental Health Inpatient Stop Smoking Service (Leverndale) Contact 0141 211 6564

Alternatively, you can ask a member of staff when you come into hospital to refer you to the hospital stop smoking service or contact Smokefree Services on 0800 84 84 84 for more information.

A trained Stop Smoking Advisor will visit you at your bedside to guide and support you through your quit attempt - this may include organising Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT). The advisor will support you during your hospital stay and will arrange for stop smoking support to continue when you get home from hospital.

You will also go home with a supply of NRT and information on how to continue to get NRT through your local community pharmacy or GP.

It couldn't be simpler: just ask your Doctor or Nurse to contact the Stop Smoking service in the hospital or contact Smokefree Services on 0800 84 84 84 for more information.

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