Lung Cancer Screening is currently being rolled out to people aged 55 to 74 who are current or former smokers across Greater Manchester over the coming months and years. Help us promote the service:
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- Download and put up posters and leaflets to promote the service (available in English, Urdu, Arabic, Farsi, Romanian, Polish, Bengali, Punjabi, Cantonese and Mandarin) email gmcancer.comms@nhs.net.
Eligible people (smokers and former smokers aged 55-74) will be sent an invite by post and text message for a free NHS lung health check when the NHS mobile unit comes to their area. The checks will be rolled out to even more areas in the coming months and years to ensure that all eligible participants across Greater Manchester are invited. You can find out if the checks have arrived in your area by visiting https://www.mft.nhs.uk/lunghealthcheck.
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Wigan North – starting January 2026
The NHS is offering free lung health checks to smokers and ex-smokers aged 55-74 who are registered with a GP in #Wigan.
The free checks are available to people aged 55-74 who are past and current smokers registered with a GP based at the following practices (part of Wigan North Primary Care Network):
Beech Hill Medical Practice WN6 7PD
Standish Medical Practice WN6 0HD
Aspull Surgery WN2 1XH
Shevington Surgery WN6 8ET
Look out for an invite in the post or via text message.
The checks are quick, free and they could ultimately save your life by finding lung cancer at an early stage before you may have symptoms.
Most visitors to the lung health checks will get reassurance that everything is OK.
People who are invited for a lung health check will firstly talk to specialist nurse where you will answer some health and lifestyle questions which will determine whether you are ‘high’ or ‘low’ risk. If you are deemed high risk, you will then be offered a low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan of your lungs for further investigation on the same day on board the truck and be enrolled into the programme.
If you have already received your invitation but missed your appointment, please contact the bookings team on 0161 529 0900.
For more information, please visit: mft.nhs.uk/lunghealthcheck
#GMLungHealthCheck
Stockport East
The NHS is offering free lung health checks to more current and former cigarette and shisha smokers aged 55-74 who are registered with a GP in #Stockport.
The free checks are available to people aged 55-74 who are past and current smokers registered with a GP based at the following practices (part of Stockport East and South Primary Care Network):
Marple Bridge Surgery SK6 5AA
Marple Cottage Surgery SK6 6BW
Beech House Medical Pract SK7 4QR
Chadsfield Medical Practice SK6 4QR
Marple Medical Practice SK6 6AB
Springfield Surgery SK7 4AA
High Lane Medical Centre SK6 8DR
Archwood Medical Practice SK6 1ND
Look out for an invite in the post or via text message.
The checks are quick, free and they could ultimately save your life by finding lung cancer at an early stage before you may have symptoms.
Most visitors to the lung health checks will get reassurance that everything is OK.
People who are invited for a lung health check will firstly talk to specialist nurse where you will answer some health and lifestyle questions which will determine whether you are ‘high’ or ‘low’ risk. If you are deemed high risk, you will then be offered a low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan of your lungs for further investigation on the same day on board the truck and be enrolled into the programme.
If you have already received your invitation but missed your appointment, please contact the bookings team on 0161 529 0900.
For more information, please visit: mft.nhs.uk/lunghealthcheck
#GMLungHealthCheck
Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme Primary Care Network:
The NHS will soon be offering free lung health checks to current and former smokers aged 55-74 who are registered with a GP in #Bramhall and #CheadleHulme.
The checks are quick, free and they could ultimately save your life by finding lung cancer at an early stage before you may have symptoms.
Most visitors to the Lung Health Checks will get reassurance that everything is OK.
People who are invited for a lung health check will firstly talk to specialist nurse where they will answer some health and lifestyle questions which will determine whether they are ‘high’ or ‘low’ risk. If you are deemed high risk, you will then be offered a low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan of your lungs for further investigation on the same day on board the truck and be enrolled into the programme.
The free checks are available to people aged 55-74 who are past and current smokers registered at the following practices: Cheadle Hulme Medical Group SK8 6LU, Bramhall Health Centre, SK7 2DY, Bramhall and Shaw Heath Medical Group SK7 3EP, Hulme Hall Medical Group SK8 6LU, The Village Surgery SK7 2DN. Starting 2026.
Look out for an invite in the post or via text message.
If you have already received your invitation but missed your appointment, please contact the bookings team on 0161 529 0900.
For more information, please visit: mft.nhs.uk/lunghealthcheck
#GMLungHealthCheck
Prestwich – starting 5 January 2026
The NHS is offering free lung health checks to current and former cigarette and shisha smokers aged 55-74 who are registered with a GP in #Prestwich.
The checks are quick, free and they could ultimately save your life by finding lung cancer at an early stage before you may have symptoms.
Most visitors to the Lung Health Checks will get reassurance that everything is OK.
People who are invited for a lung health check will firstly talk to specialist nurse where they will answer some health and lifestyle questions which will determine whether they are ‘high’ or ‘low’ risk. If you are deemed high risk, you will then be offered a low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan of your lungs for further investigation on the same day on board the truck and be enrolled into the programme.
The free checks are available to people aged 55-74 who are past and current smokers registered at the following practices: Fairfax Group Practice M25 1BT, St Gabriel’s Medical Centre M25 0HT, Greyland Medical Centre M25 1NL, Whittaker Lane Med Centre M25 1EX, The Birches Medical Centre M25 2GN and Longfield Medical Practice M25 1BT.
Look out for an invite in the post or via text message.
If you have already received your invitation but missed your appointment, please contact the bookings team on 0161 529 0900.
For more information, please visit: mft.nhs.uk/lunghealthcheck
#GMLungHealthCheck
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