As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, people between the ages of 55 and 75 who have ever smoked are being invited for a lung health check, with the aim of detecting cancer at an early stage and saving lives.
More than one million people have been invited for a lung cancer check, as part of the biggest programme to improve early lung cancer diagnosis in health service history.
Over 2,400 cancers have already been caught through the programme with around three-quarters caught at the earliest stages of one and two, where treatment is more effective.
Newcastle Hospitals commercial team partnered with STCS to offer a solution to support the participant through the full programme pathway.
LCS (lung cancer screening) Manager was designed and developed in conjunction with the Newcastle Gateshead LCS (formerly Targeted Lung Health Check TLHC)) programme, the largest phase 1 pilot site.
The LCS Manager provides functionality to manage patients throughout the programme pathway.
It is now supporting the following teas to deliver their LCS programme.
- Newcastle Gateshead
- Northern
- Stoke / Staffordshire,
- Norfolk and Waveney
- Hereford
The system is looking at future initiatives such as inviting those who have become eligible through age, and reinviting participants who did not originally wish to participate or were ineligible for a scan.
Modular versions of the system can also be made available for use by programmes who outsource parts of their pathway.
Visit LCS Manager website