TLHC Privacy Policy Statement
TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF GP PRACTICE PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) have been selected to lead and support Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) Formally Targeted Lung Health Checks (TLHC) programme roll out over Coventry & Warwickshire in preparation for a national lung cancer screening programme due 2028/29. UHCW will be working in partnership with George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (GEH) & South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) to offer the TLHC programme across the area. The aim of the programme is to identify lung cancers at an earlier stage through Low Dose CT (LDCT) scans. Before the service again roll out in 2021, UHCW diagnosed 20% of lung cancers in the early stages 1 & 2, post implementation of the programme this has increased to 78% which has provided patients with better successful outcomes.
The programme will directly invite people aged over 55 years old but less than 75 years old that have ever smoked to a FREE lung check with one of the NHS Lung Health Check nurses. Following the lung health check those assessed as high risk will be offered a low dose CT scan.
The Practice shares your lung health related data with the Lung Health Check programme operated by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and InHealth (commissioned by NHS England).
This supports your invitation for a lung health check appointment (if you are eligible) and possible CT scan by the Lung Health Check team. This data may be shared with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust to support further treatment and with other healthcare professionals involved in your care.
Further details about how this project and the NHS use your information can be found here and on NHS England’s website.
For further information about the TLHC programme, please see our website (Lung Cancer Screening – Happy Healthy Lives) or alternatively, contact the TLHC team directly by emailing lungcancerscreening.bookings@uhcw.nhs.uk .