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10/03/2014
Council Prepares For No Smoking Day
A free Belfast City Council service has helped more than 1,000 people quit smoking in the last five years, the Council has said.
The smoking cessation service is offered to businesses in the Belfast area.
With No Smoking Day this Wednesday (March 12), the council is hoping more businesses will sign up to the service.
Councillor Steven Corr, chairman of the council’s Health and Environmental Services Committee, said: "Giving up cigarettes is no mean feat and this service offers very practical help and support to people who are determined to quit, including nicotine replacement therapy. Out of the 1,034 people who have enrolled in the service since it started in 2008, 434 were able to quit within four weeks.
"Aside from the obvious health benefits of giving up smoking, it’s also beneficial for businesses. Research from the British Heart Foundation suggests that cigarette breaks cost employers around £1,800 each year for every full time worker who smokes. So supporting staff to break the habit is a win-win situation for everyone.”
Katrina Doak, from the DSD’s Corporate Support and Wellbeing Team, said: "We’ve been working successfully with the council’s smoking cessation service since 2012. At that time, our health and wellbeing survey showed that more than 64% of staff who smoked wanted help to quit.
"The Public Health Agency directed us to the council service and since then, 65 of our staff have taken part in four clinics that we have ran jointly. We already have another clinic planned and will be encouraging staff to quit on No Smoking Day on 12 March. As a NICS government department, we want to help change people’s loves for the better, and that includes our staff."
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The smoking cessation service is offered to businesses in the Belfast area.
With No Smoking Day this Wednesday (March 12), the council is hoping more businesses will sign up to the service.
Councillor Steven Corr, chairman of the council’s Health and Environmental Services Committee, said: "Giving up cigarettes is no mean feat and this service offers very practical help and support to people who are determined to quit, including nicotine replacement therapy. Out of the 1,034 people who have enrolled in the service since it started in 2008, 434 were able to quit within four weeks.
"Aside from the obvious health benefits of giving up smoking, it’s also beneficial for businesses. Research from the British Heart Foundation suggests that cigarette breaks cost employers around £1,800 each year for every full time worker who smokes. So supporting staff to break the habit is a win-win situation for everyone.”
Katrina Doak, from the DSD’s Corporate Support and Wellbeing Team, said: "We’ve been working successfully with the council’s smoking cessation service since 2012. At that time, our health and wellbeing survey showed that more than 64% of staff who smoked wanted help to quit.
"The Public Health Agency directed us to the council service and since then, 65 of our staff have taken part in four clinics that we have ran jointly. We already have another clinic planned and will be encouraging staff to quit on No Smoking Day on 12 March. As a NICS government department, we want to help change people’s loves for the better, and that includes our staff."
(IT)
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