Cobalt Healthcare Cheltenham & Gloucestershire Skip to primary naivgation Skip to content Donate

Cobalt is proud to be supporting Lung Health Checks in Hull

CT, Mobile, News
News Archive

10th June 2021

Cobalt is working in partnership with the NHS to deliver lung health check services

Past and current smokers in Hull are being invited to a free NHS lung health check to improve earlier diagnosis of lung cancer.

The East Riding of Yorkshire city has one of the highest mortality rates for lung cancer in England and is part of the NHS Targeted Lung Health Check programme.

32,000 past and current smokers will be invited to a lung check by their GP over the next 9 months, with the first stage being done over the phone and the second being a low dose CT scan of the lungs if the person is deemed to be “high-risk”.

Officials believe that the checks could identify over 300 cases of cancer earlier than they would have been otherwise.

The screenings will be run from a mobile unit that will be taken to different accessible areas in the city.

CT scan

Cobalt’s mobile testing unit will move around the city. Credit: NHS East Riding of Yorkshire

Dr Stuart Baugh, Programme Director for the Lung Health Check programme in Hull, said: “Lung Health Checks can bring huge benefits in diagnosing a range of illness, not just lung cancer, but also emphysema, bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at a much earlier and more treatable stage.

“The Hull lung health check service first launched in January 2020 and ran for five weeks before being paused due to the coronavirus pandemic. During that time, the service welcomed over 900 participants, helped to identify a number of cancers at an early stage and referred over 100 participants to local stop smoking services.”

Christine and Danny Whisby, from West Hull, had the screening in early 2020 – the scan picked up something on Danny’s lung and within days he had a cancer diagnosis.

Christine said: “He had no symptoms, other than a cough, which we naturally put down to smoking, and we were shocked to find out the growth was really large.

We were so lucky, the lung health check caught it just in time and the amazing cancer team at Castle Hill Hospital were able to operate and remove the cancer without the need for chemo or radiotherapy.

“Danny is now completely cancer-free, but if it wasn’t for the lung health check, he simply wouldn’t be here today. We are so grateful to the amazing team who saved my husband’s life and would urge anyone who is invited to take up the offer.”

Article source: https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2021-06-09/former-and-current-smokers-in-hull-invited-for-nhs-lung-check-amid-high-cancer-rates
Next
Share Share

Get involved

There are so many ways to get involved and raise money for Cobalt.

Get involved

Donate

Help raise money with fundraising events, collections, one of donations, and more.

Find out more

Contact us

For more information about raising money for Cobalt please email our fundraising team on fundraising@cobalthealth.co.uk

Contact the fundraising team
  • Previous
  • Next
  • Patients
    • Patient Info
    • Cobalt Imaging Centre Tour
    • Scan Prices
    • Rapid Access Clinics
    • Your Results
    • Diagnostic Scans
    • Useful Contacts for Patients
    • Clinical Quality Assurance
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Become a Friend of Cobalt
  • Medical Professionals
    • Referring Your Patients
    • GP MRI & CT Referrals
    • Diagnostic Scans
    • Useful contacts for medical professionals
    • Education
    • Research
    • MRI Training Programme
  • Cobalt
    • Our management team
    • Our Trustees
    • Contact
    • Latest News
    • About Us
    • Our History
    • Downloads
    • Careers
    • Testimonials
  • Support Us
    • PET/CT Equipment Campaign
    • Make a Will Month
    • Coffees that count
    • Photography competition
    • Become a Friend of Cobalt
    • Cobalt Greetings Cards Online
    • Making a Donation
    • Latest News
    • Volunteering
    • Sign up
Our work relies on your donations so get involved and help us make a difference.
Donate

Address

Cobalt
Linton House Clinic
Thirlestaine Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 7AS

Contact

Phone: 01242 535900
Email: enquiries@cobalthealth.co.uk

Address

Cobalt
Linton House Clinic
Thirlestaine Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 7AS

Contact

Phone: 01242 535900
Email: enquiries@cobalthealth.co.uk

MRI Phone: 0800 138 7201
PET/CT Phone: 0800 138 7202

Support Us

Fundraising: 01242 535922
Email: fundraising@cobalthealth.co.uk

Cobalt Health, a Registered Charity No. 1090790
Company limited by guarantee, registered in England no. 4366596
Registered office: Linton House Clinic, Thirlestaine Road, Cheltenham, Glos GL53 7AS

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. Click accept to continue exploring or find out more in our cookie policy. Read More Accept Reject
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT