Quit support for clients
Health professionals play a critical role in helping people to quit smoking. Whether it’s guidance, information or even some encouraging words during difficult times, quit support can make a big difference to your clients.
iCanQuit
The iCanQuit website is a great place for your clients to start.
They’ll find useful information, practical tools and a supportive community of people who’ve been through the same thing they’re going through.
Resources for your client include:
- My Quit Plan: this online tool shows how much money will be saved by quitting, sets up a quit date and tracks progress.
- Information: answers to common questions such as what to expect when you choose to stop smoking or vaping, and how to learn from previous quit attempts.
- iCanQuit community: Stories and experiences and learn from people who’ve successfully stopped smoking and vaping or are in the process of stopping.
- Quit Kit: contains helpful information for clients about quitting smoking, available in different languages.
Direct your clients to sign up to iCanQuit.
NSW Quitline
You can also refer your clients to NSW Quitline. This confidential telephone service puts your clients in touch with qualified counsellors who specialise in motivating and supporting people at every stage of the quitting process.
Quitline also:
- Provides information and support to carers, family members and health professionals seeking advice about vaping and smoking cessation.
- Has a free request a call service. Clients needing to speak to Quitline in other languages can use an interpreter service.
- Quitline counsellors can check in with clients over time to discuss their progress and help them get back on track as needed.
- Quitline also offers a culturally safe service for Aboriginal people, with Aboriginal counsellors.
- Quitline counsellors specialise in supporting people living with mental health conditions, and pregnant women who smoke.
You or your clients can call Quitline at 137848 (13 QUIT). Quitline operates weekdays, 8.00am to 8.00pm and 9.00am to 5.00pm on Saturdays.
You can support clients during a quit attempt with free resources that are available on the iCanQuit website and by directing them to NSW Quitline.
Call NSW Quitline for advice on helping your clients quit.