The Tui Ora stop smoking service is available to anyone who resides in Taranaki who smokes and wants help to quit. They can access free face to face behavioural support to stop smoking, and access free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) from the service.
This is a referral service only. It is not a claimable service.
This is NOT a clinical guideline.
All practices in the Taranaki DHB region can refer to this service.
Anyone that smokes and is eligible for New Zealand funded health care. Priority is given to Māori and Pacific, pregnant women and people with mental illness.
This is not a claimable service; this is a free service that you can refer patients to via best practice.
No.
The service is funded directly by the Ministry of Health.
Tui Ora stop smoking service
stopsmoking@tuiora.co.nz
06 759 7314
Waikato people are quitting smoking in higher numbers than just about anywhere else in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the statistics are particularly positive for Māori and pregnant women in the region.
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