Healthy Living

Smoking Cessation

All our nurses are trained and able to give advice, help and support on smoking cessation and are able to prescribe nicotine replacement therapy on prescription.  

Useful stop smoking websites include:

No Smoking Day may have gone but whenever your quit day is, browse the links on this page for motivation, information and expert advice.
Smokefree - Accommodation, Dining, Drinking and Functions in a totally Smokefree environment.
Gosmokefree - This website contains detailed information about the free NHS support services.
Smoking Cessation - NHS Direct Site – if you smoke, giving up is probably the greatest single step you can take to improve your health.
Quit Org. - Quit is the independent charity whose aim is to save lives by helping smokers to stop.
Smoking Quitters Cost Tool - Calculate the money you will save with NHS Direct quitters cost calculator and plan how to spend it.
ASH - Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.

Exercise Referral Scheme

The practice is part of the exercise referral scheme with Flitwick Leisure Centre. Individuals that would qualify for the scheme are those with:

• Family history of heart disease
• High cholesterol
• Obese/overweight
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes

Please see lifestylesatmidbeds for more local information.

Counterweight programme

The Practice Nurse’s run a structured weight loss programme (counterweight), where you are seen by the nurse every 2 weeks for 3 months.  The programme is suitable for patients who have CHD, diabetes, high blood pressure or just want to lose weight.  If you are interested book an appointment with Gill or Cath and tell the receptionist it is for counterweight.