NHS Lung Cancer Screening is now operating across Greater Manchester for people aged 55 to 74 who are current or former smokers. there are a range of assets to help promote the service:
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.
If you’ve previously had an invitation but not attended and would like to, we can arrange a new appointment for you. Please call on 0161 529 0900 to book an appointment. You can find out more about the service by visiting https://www.mft.nhs.uk/lunghealthcheck.
- Download photos and videos
- Share our YouTube explainer videos available in English and Urdu
- 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 for copies to be sent in the post.
Social media messages
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| The NHS is offering free lung health checks to current and former smokers aged 55-74 from its mobile clinics.
Eligible people will get an invitation for text message or post when the mobile clinic visits your area of #GreaterManchester. Look out for an invite by post/text. Find out more: https://www.mft.nhs.uk/lunghealthcheck #GMLungHealthCheck |
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A mobile clinic featuring the NHS Greater Manchester logo and the words: Catching lung cancer early can make a big difference, parked in a car park under a partly cloudy sky. |
| The NHS is offering free lung health checks for people aged 55-74 who have ever smoked in #GreaterManchester
You’ll be sent an invitation when the mobile clinic is visiting your area. Look out for an invite in the post. If you have already received your invite but missed your appointment, call 0161 529 0900 to rebook. #GMLungHealthCheck |
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Adult and child smiling outdoors with NHS and Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation logos, promoting Lung Cancer Screening.
Text on the image reads: My lung cancer was caught early before I even had any symptoms. |
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The NHS is offering free lung health checks to current and former smokers aged 55-74 who are registered with a GP in #GreaterManchester.
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 at an increased risk. If you are at an increased 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. If you are eligible, you’ll be sent an invite by post or via text message when the NHS mobile clinic is in your area.
Look out for an invite.
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
For more information or to suggest a venue for a
community event to promote
the lung health checks,
please email