National No Smoking Day! Wednesday 11th March 2026

National No Smoking Day is an annual day of awareness that always takes place on the second Wednesday of March. This day is another great opportunity to signpost to quitting support and encourage smokers to make a quit attempt.  This year’s theme is ‘a smoke-free life starts with a smoke-free day’.

Are you doing anything to promote No Smoking Day in your pharmacy? How can you support smokers wanting to quit? To help you, campaign materials are available from the DHSC website here.

Online Resources

We know that face-to-face interaction with smokers is highly effective in generating quit attempts and explaining the range of support on offer, but for those patients unable or not wanting face-to-face support, you can direct patients to a range of information and free support tools on the Better Health – Quit Smoking website.