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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Bolton Central
The NHS is now offering free lung health checks to more current and former cigarette and shisha smokers aged 55-74 who are registered with a GP in more parts of #Bolton.
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.
The free checks are available to people aged 55-74 who are past and current smokers registered at the following practices: Lever Chambers 2 – BL3 6RN, Deane Medical Centre – BL3 5AH, Bradford Street Surgery – BL2 1HT, Beehive Surgery – BL3 2JR, Orient House Medical Centre – BL3 5QE, Dr S Naseef – BL3 5HP, Great Lever One – BL3 6RN, Al Fal Medical Group – BL3 5HP, Deane Clinic 1 – BL3 4LU, 3d Medical Centre – BL3 5DP, Bolton General Practice BL1 4TH, Bolton Medical Centre BL3 6PY, Olive Family Practice BL3 5HP.
The mobile clinic will be based at Morrisons Mornington Road, Bolton, BL1 4EU from approximately 1 September 2025. 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
Bolton – Westhoughton
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 #Westhoughton.
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:
Stable Fold Surgery – BL5 3SF
Unsworth Group Practice – BL5 3UB.
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
Stockport – The Heatons
The NHS will soon be offering free lung health checks to more current and former cigarette and shisha smokers aged 55-74 who are registered with a GP in the Heatons area of #Stockport.
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.
The free checks are available to people aged 55-74 who are past and current smokers registered at the following practices:
Manor Medical Practice SK2 5AR
Heaton Mersey Medical Practice – SK4 3BT
Heaton Moor Medical Group – SK4 4NX
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
Radcliffe and Bury
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 #Radcliffe and parts of #Bury.
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: Radcliffe Medical Practice M26 2SP, Monarch Medical Centre M26 2QZ, Red Bank Group Practice M26 2SP, Mile Lane Health Centre BL8 2JR, Rock Healthcare Limited BL9 0NJ, Tower Family Healthcare BL8 4AD, Townside Surgery BL9 0SN, Ramsbottom Medical Practice BL0 9DD, Knowsley Medical Centre BL9 0ST, Walmersley Road Medical Practice BL9 6DX, Huntley Mount Medical Centre BL9 6JA, Ribblesdale Medical Practice BL9 0SN, Woodbank Surgery BL8 1EG, Peel GPs BL9 0SN, Garden City Medical Centre BL0 9TN.
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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