Useful Resources

Smoke Free Guidance

For information on developing or reviewing a smoke free schools or college policy, you can download the Hampshire Smoke Free Schools Guidance.

Stop Smoking Services

Local NHS Services have a wide range of stop smoking materials.  Go to NHS Services page for information on how to contact your local Service.

Young People’s Educational Materials

You local PCT will often stock materials for use with young people: 

In the Hampshire County Council area, the Resource Library and Information Service has an online catalogue and ordering system, containing posters, leaflet and educational materials on smoking.  You can register for this free service at: RLIS.

In Southampton, you can access materials on smoking for young people through Southampton Quitters.

In Portsmouth, contact the Young People’s Smoking Cessation Lead, Andy Caldow, on andy.caldow@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

On the Isle of Wight, contact Island Quitters.

GASP Smokefree Solutions produce and sell a wide range of smoking educational materials.  Visit: GASP for their online catalogue.

TACADE also produce educational resources for use with young people.

Schools

For advice and support on smoking in the school curriculum, contact Healthy Schools Co-ordinators.  Visit the Healthy Schools website for details of local contacts.

Quit Because is a schools-based programme which in recent years has been commissioned by NHS Hampshire for secondary schools within the Hampshire area.  For more information on the programme, visit: QUIT Because.

NICE Guidance on schools-based interventions to prevent the uptake of smoking amongst young people.

Links to Young People’s Websites