Tag: COPD and lungs

Since September 2019, over 9,000 Salford residents aged 55-74 with a history of smoking have attended a free NHS lung health check.

Bronchiolitis is a common viral infection in Greater Manchester and across the UK. It affects 1 in 3 children under two. It is most widespread during winter (November to March), and it is possible to get it more than once.

Dr Murugesan Raja, Clinical Lead for Respiratory Medicine in Manchester has shared a blog post for World COPD Day – Wednesday 16 November 2022

Greater Manchester residents are being encouraged to help stop local kids from smoking by reporting the sale of illegal tobacco.

The Targeted Lung Health Check campaign run by NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care (Tameside), Tameside Council and Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT) was praised as ‘highly commended’ in the shortlist for the Outstanding Care Award, in the first ever Greater Manchester (GM) Cancer Awards organised by Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance on 18 October.

Past and current smokers in Tameside are being invited to an NHS lung health check in a drive to improve earlier diagnosis of lung cancer and save more lives.