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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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
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
Stretford – North Trafford Primary Care Network starting 17 March 2026
The NHS is offering free lung health checks to smokers and ex-smokers aged 55-74 who are registered with a GP in #Stretford.
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:
- Delamere Medical Practice M32 0DF
- Limelight Health and Wellbeing Hub M16 9NW
- Lostock Medical Centre M32 9PA
- North Trafford Group Practice M32 0PA
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, on the same day, on board the truck. This is to identify if there are any changes to your lungs which need further investigation or treatment.
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
Altrincham – South Trafford Primary Care Network starting approximately 13 March 2026
The NHS is offering free lung health checks to smokers and ex-smokers aged 55-74 who are registered with a GP in #Altrincham #Timperley & #HaleBarns
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:
- Timperley Health Centre (Westwood) WA15 6PH
- Shay Lane Medical Centre (Patel) WA15 8NZ
- Barrington Medical Centre WA14 1PF
- Family Surgery WA14 1LL
- Village Surgery WA15 6PH
- Riddings Family Health Centre WA15 6BP.
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, on the same day, on board the truck. This is to identify if there are any changes to your lungs which need further investigation or treatment.
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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