NHS England announces roll out of Manchester Lung Health Checks

Philip Crosbie, MBChB, FRCP (Edin), PhD

Division of Infection, Immunity & Respiratory Medicine (L5)

Press/Media: Research

Description

Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England announces roll out of community-based lung cancer screening based on the Manchester ‘Lung Health Check’ pilot.

Period	4 Sep 2017 → 4 Jun 2018

Media coverage

8

Media coverage

Title	Smokers to be offered scans in shopping centre car parks in bid to catch lung cancer early
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	Mirror
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	21/11/17
URL	www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/smokers-offered-scans-shopping-centre-11555492
Persons	Philip Crosbie

Title	Cancer tests in supermarket car parks in bid to boost early diagnosis rates
Degree of recognition	Regional
Media name/outlet	Evening Standard
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	21/11/17
URL	www.standard.co.uk/news/health/cancer-tests-in-supermarket-car-parks-in-bid-to-boost-early-diagnosis-rates-a3697571.html
Persons	Philip Crosbie

Title	Lung scanners in supermarket car parks catch cancer earlier
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	The Times
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	21/11/17
URL	www.thetimes.co.uk /article/lung-scanners-in-supermarket-car-parks-catch-cancer-earlier-9jj8j6f8k
Persons	Philip Crosbie

Title	Cancer screening in car parks to be expanded after successful trial
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	Sky News
Media type	Television
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	21/11/17
URL	www.News.sky.com/story/cancer-screening-in-car-parks-to-be-expanded-after-successful-trial-11136632
Persons	Philip Crosbie

Title	NHS England action to save lives by catching more cancers early
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	NHS England press release
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	21/11/17
URL	www.england.nhs.uk/2017/11/nhs-england-action-to-save-lives-by-catching-more-cancers-early/
Persons	Philip Crosbie

Title	Car park cancer screenings to be rolled out in attempt to boost early detection
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	ITV
Media type	Television
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	21/11/17
URL	www.itv.com/news/2017-11-21/car-park-cancer-screenings-to-be-rolled-out-in-attempt-to-boost-early-detection/
Persons	Philip Crosbie

Title	Cancer scan at the supermarket: NHS rolls out screening trucks in Tesco and Asda car parks in bid to improve detection rates of the disease
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	Daily Mail
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	21/11/17
URL	www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5102039/NHS-cancer-screening-trucks-supermarket-car-parks.html
Persons	Philip Crosbie

Title	Life-Saving Cancer Scanners Could Be Coming To A Supermarket Car Park Near You
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	Huffington Post
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	21/11/17
URL	www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cancer-scanners-roll-out-by-nhs-supermarket-car-parks-across_uk_5a13e879e4b0aa32975d7ce7
Persons	Philip Crosbie

Media contributions

2

Media contributions

Title	How the weekly shop is saving lives.
Degree of recognition	Local
Media name/outlet	University of Manchester Magazine
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	4/06/18
URL	www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/magazine/features/how-the-weekly-shop-is-saving-lives/
Persons	Philip Crosbie

Title	Greater Manchester study revolutionising detection of lung cancer.
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	National Institute for Health Research
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	4/09/17
URL	www.nihr.ac.uk/news/greater-manchester-study-revolutionising-detection-of-lung-cancer/6963
Persons	Philip Crosbie