Health Matters: Boxer opens Quit-Stop shop

SHEFFIELD Quit-Stop, the city’s new stop-smoking shop, was oficially opened yesterday by boxer Clinton Woods, just in time for National No Smoking Day (March 9).

The former IBF light heavyweight world champion, from Gleadless, in Sheffield, is supporting the Stop Smoking Service and its ambition to help even more Sheffield smokers to become smoke-free. The Quit-Stop service will also offer the first 200 smokers who sign up to by March 31, weekly vouchers for up to four weeks of free nicotine-replacement therapy.

Quit-Stop, on 39 Charles Street, Sheffield (opposite Sheffield City Council First Point at Howden House) was opened to increase choice for smokers wanting support to quit and to improve access to quit support for Sheffield residents and workers, providing quit support at a convenient and accessible city centre base.

Visit www.sheffield stopsmoking.org.uk

Working to support women

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To coincide with this week’s International Women’s Day, the TUC has published new guidance on how employers and union reps can work together to support women through the menopause at work.

The menopause is an important occupational health issue for the 3.5m women over the age of 50 currently in work.

The TUC believes that employers need to recognise that women of menopausal age may need extra consideration, as changes during the menopause can affect how a woman does her work, and her relationship with her boss and colleagues.

Supporting women through the menopause will help union reps raise the issue of the menopause in workplaces, and ensure that employers are aware that poor working conditions can aggravate symptoms.

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The TUC believes that employers have a responsibility to take into account the difficulties that women may experience during the menopause .

Visit www.international womensday.com

Online help for drug users

A NEW online service has been launched by York’s Substance Misuse Partnership to help and support drug users, their families and local drug action teams.

hiwecanhelp.com provides first-time users, their families and other health workers with quick, easy access to local and national sources of support dedicated to helping them beat drug and alcohol addictions

York’s Substance Misuse Partnership is one of 13 similar national partnerships that have successfully adopted the service.

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