Helplines and email services
There's a wide range of helplines available to provide information and
support.
Several studies have shown that telephone counselling can increase your
chance of quitting successfully.
National helplines
England
Free NHS smoking helpline
0800 169 0 169
Lines are open every day from 7am to 11pm.
Pregnancy Helpline
0800 169 9 169
If you would like specialist advice and support when going smokefree during
pregnancy please call between 12pm - 9pm.
NHS Asian tobacco helpline
- Urdu - 0800 169 0 881
- Punjabi - 0800 169 0 882
- Hindi - 0800 169 0 883
- Gujarati - 0800 169 0 884
- Bengali - 0800 169 0 885
Lines are open every Tuesday 1pm - 9pm.
Northern Ireland
0800 85 85 85
Scotland
0800 84 84 84
Wales
0800 169 0 169
The national helplines can provide telephone counselling, information by post, and details of local services. Recorded information is available out of hours.
Quitline
Trained counsellors offer free ongoing telephone, email, text and web support.
Telephone: 0800 00 22 00
Email: stopsmoking@quit.org.uk
Help in other languages
| Bengali | 0800 169 0 885 | 0800 00 22 44 |
| Gujurati | 0800 169 0 884 | 0800 00 22 55 |
| Hindi | 0800 169 0 883 | 0800 00 22 66 |
| Punjabi | 0800 169 0 882 | 0800 00 22 77 |
| Urdu | 0800 169 0 881 | 0800 00 22 88 |