Last updated: 29 May 2026
Next review: 29 May 2027
Getting support with QuitRight
When you stop smoking, good things start to happen: you can begin to see almost immediate improvements to your health.
If you live, work, study or are registered with a GP in Waltham Forest, you can get free, confidential advice, information, and support to help you stop smoking. Quitting using QuitRight will greatly increase your chances of becoming smoke-free.
QuitRight, funded by the Council, is a service provided by Queen Mary University of London for smokers and smokeless tobacco users who wish to quit. It includes:
- A 12-week plan with support from a trained practitioner
- Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy and free e-cigarettes
- Telephone and/or digital support. Face-to-face help may also be available.
A translation service is available.
QuitRight appointments
QuitRight host in-person and phone appointments in Waltham Forest at the following places and times:
- The Mill: Coppermill Lane, Tuesdays, 9.30am to 5pm
- Whipps Cross Hospital: Whipps Cross Road, Tuesdays, 10am to 2pm
- Change, Grow, Live, Beulah Road, Wednesdays, 2pm to 4pm
- Best Start Family Hub: Chingford, Wednesdays, 3pm to 5pm
- Best Start Family Hub: Queens Road, Thursdays, 1pm to 5pm
- Best Start Family Hub: Walthamstow, Thursdays, 2pm to 4pm
- Allum Medical Centre, Fairlop Road, Fridays, 10am to 1pm
- Telephone clinics: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (5 to 7pm), Fridays (5 to 6pm)
These sessions are appointment-only. To book an appointment with one of our QuitRight advisors, you can self-refer through QuitRight, or call 0800 169 1943.
Additional Support: Stop smoking London (SSL)
You can also find assistance on the Stop Smoking website, a service dedicated to help you customise your quitting journey.
Amongst other services, SSL also provides:
Telephone support
For callers including pregnant smokers; you will receive calls from a trained advisor who can give you personalised advice and support on how to stop smoking.
Text messaging service
Receive daily tips, reminders and encouraging text messages as you successfully stop smoking for good.
The Stop Smoking London website and text service are also available in Polish, Turkish, Romanian and Urdu.
The website has an option to “read aloud”.