About this Programme

G-Nostics Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales (company number 04791257). We can be contacted by mail at 4420 Nash Court, Oxford Business Park South, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2RU, by telephone: +44-(0)870-770-2850, and by email: info@g-nostics.com.

G-Nostics' business involves the application of pharmaco-genetic diagnostics technology developed by Oxford University. G-Nostics have developed a diagnostic web-based infrastructure (supplied and hosted by its partner V-CC Systems to provide the NicoTest Quit Programme to its customers as well as free access to a support group.

The NicoTest Quit Programme
The NicoTest Quit Programme (the 'Programme') utilises the NicoTest kit and the principles of the Transtheoretical Model and the Stages of Change to facilitate smoking cessation.

The NicoTest is a simple and safe procedure that can be carried out at home in the same way that Diabetics self-test for blood-sugar. NicoTest is CE Marked for both 'Home Use' by consumers and 'Clinical Use' by professionals. The NicoTest establishes an individual's genetic propensity / response to nicotine replacement therapy in a variety of product formats and, when combined with a personal questionnaire, generates a Personalised Treatment Programme (PTP) which is designed to increase compliance with and the efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy and other specified pharmacological treatments for smoking cessation by:

• informing users as to their smoking patterns;
• delivering PTPs and recommendations (via the NicoTest);
• engaging users in a personalised NicoTest quit programme that includes coping plans for withdrawal, a reward plan, an exercise plan, a diet plan, and a stress reduction plan;
• offering users the opportunity to participate in an online 24/7 behavioral modification process that also acts as a reference source, a peer support group and an interactive service for the entire duration of the cessation period;
• providing inspirational email support;
• providing a smoking cessation community via email, an instant messaging facility and a chat room that is moderated by qualified nurses; and
• providing one-on-one email support through our support group.

If a user should 'slip', the interactive process allows the PTP to be revised at no cost to the individual and without continually drawing on the precious time of the clinician.

When visiting this site and in order to participate in the NicoTest Quit Programme or to become a member of the NicoTest Support Group, G-Nostics will require certain personal data from you. The way in which we collect, process and use this data is in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and is detailed in our Privacy Policy.

Programme Management
The software used to run this website is owned and maintained by V-CC Systems and is licensed to G-Nostics.