NHS NKCCG The Provision of Radiology and Respiratory support for the North Kirklees Targeted Lung Health Check Project

In February 2019, a National Targeted Lung Health Check Programme was announced covering 10 CCGs across the country. The programme areas were chosen based on high levels of deprivation, smoking levels and cancer mortality. North Kirklees CCG was chosen to be part of the national programme, and has the ambition to offer Lung Health Checks to all eligible patients in the whole CCG population by March 2022. The aim of the programme is to target patients aged 55 to 75 in the population who are smokers or have ever smok...