QUIT in Other Languages
Services For Minority Ethnic Communities
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Kawaldip Sehmi, Health Inequalities Unit, Director.
Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati and Hindi speaking counsellors offer confidential, friendly help and advice in these languages. Many Asian smokers who speak English fluently appreciate that they can discuss the cultural issues surrounding smoking with someone who understands. Both male and female, young and old appreciate this special service for the Asian community. This service is supported by the British Heart Foundation. Free informative leaflets are also available in all 5 languages. |
Mondays |
Bengali |
0800 00 22 44 |
1pm-9pm |
Tuesdays |
Gujarati |
0800 00 22 55 |
1pm-9pm |
Wednesdays |
Hindi |
0800 00 22 66 |
1pm-9pm |
Thursdays |
Punjabi |
0800 00 22 77 |
1pm-9pm |
Sundays |
Urdu |
0800 00 22 88 |
1pm-9pm |
Turkish and Kurdish speaking smokers can ring every Thursday and Sunday, 1pm-9pm on 0800 00 22 99. They will get friendly help and advice on how to quit smoking. The counsellors also understand the cultural implications of smoking. All ages appreciate this unique service.
European Network of Quitlines
QUIT is the leading agency of the European Network of Quitlines, an initiative aimed at maximising collaboration between those European countries providing quitline services. Its objectives are:
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to share expertise and experience
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to raise the standards of such services
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to help more smokers in Europe in their cessation efforts
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to assist those wishing to establish new quitlines
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to examine the range of practices and evidence of success in different states and disseminate this information
For more information please contact Alice Roberts on 020 7251 1551 or visit the ENQ website
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