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.
We are currently live across Withington, Didsbury, Chorlton, Burnage, Fallowfield (in Manchester) as well as in Oldham North/East and in Breightmet and Little Lever (in Bolton).
People will be offered free NHS Lung Health Checks when the NHS mobile unit comes to their area. Eligible patients (smokers and former smokers aged 55-74) will be sent an invite in the post. 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.
People can find out if the checks have arrived at their GP surgery by visiting https://www.mft.nhs.uk/lunghealthcheck.
We currently need help to promote our new Lung Health Checks currently running in parts of:
- Manchester (Withington, Didsbury, Chorlton, Burnage, Fallowfield)
- Oldham (North and East)
- Bolton (Breightmet and Little Lever)
Please find messaging below and insert one or all of the locations listed above.
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| The NHS is offering free lung health checks to current and former smokers aged 55-74 from its mobile clinics. The checks are currently for people based at GP surgeries in (INSERT ONE) #Withington / parts of #Bolton / parts of #Oldham.
Look out for an invite by post/text. Check when it is coming to your GP practice here: https://www.mft.nhs.uk/lunghealthcheck #GMLungHealthCheck |
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A mobile clinic labelled “Targeted Lung Health Check Programme” operated by NHS Greater Manchester, parked in an empty parking lot under a partly cloudy sky. The clinic’s slogan is “Catching lung cancer early can make a big difference. |
| The NHS is offering free lung health checks for anyone in #INSERT ONE OF THE CURRENT AREAS GIVEN ABOVE aged 55-74 who’s ever smoked. 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. https://www.mft.nhs.uk/lunghealthcheck #GMLungHealthCheck |
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Adult and child smiling outdoors with NHS and Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation logos, promoting the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme.
Text on the image reads: My lung cancer was caught early before I even had any symptoms. |