I’ve smoked on and off for 20 years smoking up to twenty cigarettes a day. It was costing me up to £84 a week which is a crazy amount of money just to forward your own journey towards death. I got fed up of the coughing and the ever-increasing colds...
Councillor ALISON GRIFFITHS HAS GIVEN HERSELF THE CHALLENGE OF TAKING ON THE 28 DAY CHALLENGE. During Stoptober Alison gave up smoking for good with the support of the 28 Day Challenge. Throughout her journey, Alison shared her experience by vlogging along the way. WHAT STRUGGLES HAS ALISON...
Councillor ALISON GRIFFITHS HAS REACHED THE END OF WEEK ONE ON HER 28 DAY CHALLENGE! Deputy Chair of Health, Councillor Alison Griffiths challenged herself to take on the 28-Day Challenge. Throughout her 28-Day journey, Alison videoed herself, where she shared her experiences, challenges and accomplishments along...
Dr Richard Pile, a doctor and GP, shares his thoughts on how making a plan to improve our wellbeing can contribute to a longer happier life. When broaching the subject of making a plan to improve your wellbeing in my early days as a GP, I...
Throughout October Alison took on the 28 Day challenge, so that she could get better, fitter, quitter. What is the 28 Day challenge? https://www.facebook.com/kickitstopsmoking/videos/808771639544722/ It’s a 28 day challenge, giving you an insight into the experience you could have if you went smoke free with the 28Day...
Denise could never have imagined giving up smoking after 48 years of enjoying a fag. But the news from her doctor of having a hamartoma on her lung kick-started the stop smoking journey. Two years on and Denise's stop smoking journey is still going. Each appointment would involve...
As you may have already heard, our latest campaign “How Healthy Are You?” launched 24th June and it will run until 31st August. The campaign will see the Healthy Hearts and Kick It teams hit the streets of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham,...
As you may have already heard, our latest campaign “How Healthy Are You?” is launching from 24th June – 31st August. The campaign will see the Healthy Hearts and Kick It teams hit the streets of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, Royal Borough...
''According to NCSCT, overall risk of any fracture is increased by about 25% in current smokers and for hip fractures risk is increased between 40–84%'' Smoking is the biggest preventable killer in England that contributes to more than 80, 000 deaths per year. The statistics are devastating; 50...
The Kick-it Stop Smoking Service has been working in Partnership with One You Hounslow to deliver a series of Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Smoking Cessation training for Maternity and Obstetric staff. Smoking at time of delivery prevalence rates is at an all-time low, however, an...