Nottingham CityCare has been awarded the contract to run a two-year lung health clinic. Started in April 21, the Nurse Satellite Unit is led by CityCare’s Integrated Respiratory Service. The scheme comes from the back of a pilot which was run in Manchester, Liverpool, and Nottingham and successfully caught 65% of lung cancers at Stage One.
The scheme is aimed at people between the ages of 55-74, who are current or former smokers and are identified as high risk by their GP. It is estimated up to 32,000 patients in Mansfield and Ashfield qualify, of which 8,700 could potentially go on to be scanned.
Mansfield and Ashfield have one of the highest lung cancer and lung cancer mortality rates in the country, so this is great news for our community who are now able to quickly access services, including CT Scans and a smoking cessation service as well as providing referrals.
Emma Waring, Head of Clinical Services said: “Early intervention is vital to enhancing patient outcomes and this is a great opportunity to also address anything else that is picked up during assessments. I can’t put into words how excited I am that CityCare and our passionate team of nurses are delivering this key service to our community.”
Date published: 14 July 2021
