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Central Norfolk

Initially Lung Cancer Screening has been rolling out in small pilot areas. In Norfolk & Waveney there are projects which cover the communities with higher incidences and later diagnoses of lung cancer which are in and around Great Yarmouth & Gorleston and Lowestoft areas. If you live in one of these areas please have a look at the relevant page for more local information.

From Summer 2025, the Lung Cancer Screening programme will start to roll out across the rest of Norfolk and Waveney. The initial target areas will be Kings Lynn and surrounding areas and Central Norwich, but all areas will be reached over the next 3 to 4 years. 

For the expansion, Norfolk & Waveney have partnered with an organisation called TIC Mobile who will be delivering the service on behalf of individuals in the area. 

You will be contacted by the TIC Mobile on behalf of the NHS if you’re eligible for a lung health check. Please wait until you are invited by the Lung Health Check Team. The invitation will be based on your smoking history in your GP record so if you think this might be out of date, please let your GP know and they can update your record.

What to expect

You will be contacted by the TIC Mobile on behalf of the NHS if you’re eligible for a lung health check. Please wait until you are invited by the TIC Lung Health Check Team.

The invitation will be based on your smoking history in your GP record so if you think this might be out of date, please let your GP know and they can update your record.

The initial assessment will normally take place over the phone with a nurse or at an in person appointment where needed. During the initial Lung Health Check, you will be asked some questions about your breathing, overall lung health, lifestyle and family and medical history. Based on your answers an assessment will be made of your lung cancer risk. 

There are three possible results from your lung health check:

  • No problems found – the health professional may find nothing further to investigate and you will be discharged from the lung health check programme. We will write to your GP to tell them this.
  • Referral to your GP – if problems with your breathing or lung health are found, you might be referred to your GP. The team will write to your GP so they know about the outcome.
  • Offered a scan of your lungs – If you are assessed to be at a higher risk of lung cancer now or in the future you will be offered a scan of your lungs (a Low Dose CT scan). 

The programme will be working with new Lung Cancer Screening teams in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital to support patients who need any additional tests or treatment.

From Summer 2025, the Lung Cancer Screening programme will start to roll out across the rest of Norfolk and Waveney. 

Central Norfolk lung health checks team

For more information about TIC Health and the wider programme please visit

Website: https://tichealth.co.uk/lung-cancer-screening/norfolk-and-waveney/

Phone number:
03333 582111
Email:
[email protected]

TIC will be working with Lung Cancer Screening teams in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital to support patients who need any additional tests or treatment.

Central Norfolk stop smoking service

For individuals in Norfolk who are interested in stopping smoking contact:

Website: SMOKEFREE Norfolk

Sign up online

Phone number:
0800 0854 113 (Monday to Friday)
Email:
[email protected]

Smokefree Norfolk also offers an enhanced service for smokers with a Severe Mental Illness to quit or cut down their smoking with tailored support. Individuals on this programme will have access to a dedicated Wellbeing Mentor, are eligible for up to 6 months of specialist support and can access Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Vape kits for the duration of their treatment. The Wellbeing Mentor can also help individuals access additional support teams that are tailored to their needs. For more information visit.

Suffolk stop smoking smoking

For individuals in Waveney who are interested in stopping smoking contact Feel Good Suffolk.

Feel Good Suffolk is a new way to support people in Suffolk to improve their health and wellbeing. It is a new service offering Stop smoking services to residents in the Lowestoft area. To find out more please contact:

Website – Feel Good Suffolk

To access support follow this link to the self-referral form.

GP practices involved

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