- Stagecoach’s Hazel Grove premises is hosting NHS lung cancer screening during National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- The quick checks can help to save lives by detecting early signs of lung cancer
- The partnership reinforces Stagecoach’s commitment to adding social value to the communities that they serve
The lung cancer screening mobile clinic parked at Stagecoach’s Park and Ride site in Hazel Grove, Stockport
Regional bus operator Stagecoach has partnered with the NHS to help raise awareness and detect signs of lung cancer.
The NHS is offering lung cancer screening checks at the Stagecoach-owned Hazel Grove Park and Ride site on Buxton Road, Stockport this month.
The quick checks, which are being offered to current or former smokers aged 55-74 in the Stockport area this winter by postal invitations, will take place in a mobile clinic. They can help find lung cancer at an early stage when it is much more treatable to help save lives.
November is national Lung Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign dedicated to increasing awareness about lung cancer, its risk factors, early detection, and treatment options.
Rob Jones, Stagecoach Managing Director for Manchester, said:
“Partnering with the NHS to help facilitate such a valuable and potentially life-saving service is an absolute no brainer for us.
“By offering our facilities, which place the service right in the heart of the community, we hope we can encourage even more people to take advantage of its presence.
“Partnerships such as this are vital to us as we aim beyond mere service delivery and really making a positive impact in the communities that we serve.”
Dr Haval Balata, Consultant Respiratory Physician at Wythenshawe Hospital and Responsible Clinician for the Greater Manchester Lung Cancer Screening, said:
“In Greater Manchester we have now detected over 1000 cases of lung cancer using NHS Lung Cancer Screening – the majority at the earliest stage when the cancer is at its most treatable.
“We want to get our mobile clinics out into the heart of local communities so that lung cancer screening is as accessible as possible to help increase attendance, so it’s great to be able to work with Stagecoach to use this venue in Hazel Grove.
“If you are registered with a GP in the area, aged 55-74 and a current or former smoker, please look out for your invitation by post or by text message. You’ll be invited to come along for an appointment, have a chat with a nurse and fill out a questionnaire to look at your risk. About half of the people who visit may also need a low-dose scan which we will also do on the truck.
“The lung health check will most likely offer you some reassurance, but it could save your life.”
The clinic will be open from 8am until 8pm Monday to Saturday to make sure it is as accessible as possible.
