Blackburn with Darwen Stop Smoking Service Public Health & Active Lancashire

Quit Talk – Drop In
Do you or someone you know want to quit smoking?
Wednesday
Quit talk Drop-in
10am-1pm – Fortnightly Starting 25.5.22
Albion Mill Community Hub, Albion St, Blackburn. BB2 4LX
Thursday
Quit talk Drop-in
10am-12pm – Every 4th Thursday Starting 26.5.22
Blackburn with Darwen Central Library, Town Hall St, Blackburn.
BB2 1AG
Do you want to Quit smoking?
Why do you want to quit?
What is stopping you from quitting

STOP
SMOKING
SERVICE
The stop smoking service is for current smokers wishing to receive
support to stop smoking. Smokers should be resident in Blackburn
with Darwen or registered with a Blackburn with Darwen GP.
» Available for those aged 13+
» One to one behaviour change counselling and support with nicotine
replacement therapies (NRT) for a maximum of 12 weeks, for individuals
who wish to quit smoking.
» Stop Smoking Service will provide up to 2 smoking cessation attempts per
person per financial year.
» Provided by specialist stop smoking advisors within participating
pharmacies.
Audley Late Nite Pharmacy 114-116 Audley Range, Blackburn, BB1 1TG 01254 263322
Beehive Pharmacy Beehive Service Station, Haslingden Road,
Blackburn, BB1 2EE
01254 53585
Chapel Street Pharmacy 62 New Chapel St, Mill Hill, Blackburn, BB2 4DT 01254 55366
Cohens Preston Old Road 33 Preston Old Rd, Blackburn, BB2 2ST 01254 53780
Cohens Little Harwood 101 Plane Tree Rd, Blackburn, BB1 5PA 01254 52361
Cohens Darwen Darwen Health Centre, James Street West,
Darwen, BB3 1OY
01254 772106
Curo Pharmacy 62 Haslingden Rd, Blackburn, BB2 3HS 01254 660473
Darwen Healthcare 11 Church Street, Darwen, BB3 2RE 01254 702435
Geloo Mill Hill 1 New Wellington St, Mill Hill, Blackburn, BB2 4DY 01254 57278
Karims Pharmacy Ltd 3 Pritchard St, Blackburn, BB2 3PF 01254 680890
Livesey Pharmacy 238 Livesey Branch Rd, Blackburn, BB2 4QL 01254 582872
Lloyd’s Pharmacy 8 Bentham Road, Mill Hill, Blackburn, BB2 4PN 01254 202870
Morrison’s Pharmacy Railway Road, Blackburn, BB1 5BE 01254 262159
Whalley Range Pharmacy 1 Whalley Range, Blackburn, BB1 6DX 01254 54988
Village Pharmacy 365 Bolton Road, Edgworth, BL7 0AZ 01204 852011
4Court Pharmacy Shell Blackburn Service Station, Whalley Banks,
Blackburn, BB2 1NT
01254 677447

Quit Talk – Drop In
Do you or someone you know want to quit smoking?
Wednesday
Quit talk Drop-in
10am-1pm – Fortnightly Starting 25.5.22
Albion Mill Community Hub, Albion St, Blackburn. BB2 4LX
Thursday
Quit talk Drop-in
10am-12pm – Every 4th Thursday Starting 26.5.22
Blackburn with Darwen Central Library, Town Hall St, Blackburn.
BB2 1AG
Do you want to Quit smoking?
Why do you want to quit?
What is stopping you from quitting?
If you are a BwD resident or are registered with a BwD GP
Blackburn with Darwen Stop Smoking Service
can support you to Quit smoking, with 12 weeks of
Nicotine Replacement Treatment
Behaviour Change Counselling

Call Dave 07728213041 [email protected]
Call Gwen 07474615073 [email protected]
We believe getting active and connecting with the community is a
vital part of beginning to improve your physical and mental health
Try something new this week and get involved

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Statement for Patients

We are sorry for the inconvenience being caused for our patents trying to contact the practice by telephone recently. You may have found that trying to reach us first thing on a Monday morning has been particularly difficult.

Like many GP practices in Lancashire, our telephone system is run by a local NHS IT provider who are aware of these issues.

We want to assure you these problems have been escalated and explain that fixing them is not in our control, so please be patient with us whilst they are being addressed.

We have been told that over the next few weeks, a short term fix being put in place that should ensure our telephone systems can stay online during very busy periods. In the longer term, we know that upgrades are being made to the system that should fully resolve the problems.

Remember, there are other ways that you can contact the practice. Firstly if you are able please review our web pages please do this is where we will provide you with the most up to date methods of contacting us or where appropriate other alternatives exist such as:-

* MyGp or PatientAccess ; an app that you may have already downloaded (if not please do and follow the instructions for use) which you can use to book appointments, contact the practice or order your prescriptions.

* As usual, you should dial 999 in an emergency and can access NHS111 or your local pharmacy for advice.

Coronavirus – Advice for Patients

The symptoms of coronavirus are:

The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much more common, such as cold and flu and it does not necessarily mean you have the illness.

NHS 111 has an online coronavirus service that can tell you if you need medical help and advise you what to do.

Use this service if:

Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.

Information for the public is available at gov.uk/coronavirus and https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19

Like the common cold, coronavirus infection usually occurs through close contact with a person with novel coronavirus via cough and sneezes or hand contact. A person can also be infected by touching contaminated surfaces if they do not wash their hands.
The risk of being in close contact with a person with coronavirus or contaminated surfaces is very low at the current time.
Everyone is being reminded to follow Public Health England advice to:

You can find the latest information and advice from Public Health England at www.gov.uk/coronavirus.

Updated:
02.03.2020