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NHS urges people to attend vital lung cancer check-ups in England
Mobile trucks target areas with highest death rates in effort to reach those living with undiagnosed disease Andrew Gregory, Health editor Mon 18 Apr 2022 19.01 EDT NHS leaders are urging people to attend vital lung cancer check-ups as figures … Read more
Charity teams up with local solicitors for Make a Will Month
Throughout April, local solicitors will be donating time and expertise to support medical charity Cobalt. For those who have making or updating a will on their to-do list, Cobalt’s Make a Will month may be just what is needed. Solicitors will … Read more
Cobalt Continues to Put Research at the Core of Who We Are
Research Committee A dedicated Research Committee meets quarterly to review our current research and discuss upcoming projects and innovations. The Committee considers how we can support research and contribute to advancing medical practice at … Read more
Christmas Card Drop Off is now closed
Thank you to everyone who donated cards. These will be lovingly upcycled by our volunteers. We still accept old greetings cards and stamps all year round. Donated cards will be sorted and upcycled by our volunteers into new greetings cards to … Read more
Car park health checks launched in Batley in a drive to save lives
NHS Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is piloting a community-based lung health check programme to help catch cancer early. The targeted scheme will focus on smokers and ex-smokers aged 55-74 who are registered with a GP in the North … Read more
Cobalt Health Careers is live!
Cobalt Health is proud to announce the launch of its brand new careers website, Cobalt Health Careers. Cobalt Health (Cobalt) is a medical charity providing diagnostic imaging to support the NHS and other healthcare providers using … Read more
Return to practice — Vikki Clegg
We recently caught up with Vikki Clegg, MRI Assistant Practitioner at Cobalt Health, to discuss her return to radiography after a six-year career break in the United Arab Emirates. “I originally qualified as a diagnostic radiographer in … Read more
Cobalt is proud to be supporting Lung Health Checks in Hull
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 … Read more
Delivering community diagnostic services during COVID-19
Delivering community diagnostic services during COVID-19 Peter Sharpe, Chief Executive – Cobalt Health Cobalt Health was established in 1964 as a medical charity to support local cancer services in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and … Read more