Lowestoft - East of England Lung Cancer Screening

Across the Norfolk and Waveney areas, Targeted Lung Health Checks are now being offered in the Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston areas. (Check out the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston pages for more local information if you live in these areas) Lowestoft has been selected as part of the roll out of the programme because of higher incidences and later diagnoses of lung cancer, making the area a priority for early testing. From Summer 2025 the programme will start to roll out in the rest of Norfolk & Waveney – check the Norfolk & Waveney Expansion pages for more information

What to expect

If you are eligible, you will receive a letter or text message inviting you for an initial Lung Health Check.

The initial assessment will take place over the phone with a health professional. 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 a risk assessment will be carried out and if your score means that you are at a higher risk of Lung cancer you will be invited to a face-to-face assessment with a Specialist Lung Health Check Nurse.

At this appointment additional checks will be carried out and you will then normally be offered a low dose CT scan.

Locations and Contact Details

Lowestoft lung health checks team

The check will be carried out by the Lung Cancer Screening team who are based at Bridge Road Surgery on behalf of your GP practice.

Address:: Bridge Road Surgery
1a Bridge Road,
Oulton Broad,
Lowestoft,
NR32 3LJ
Email:: [email protected]

JPUH

The scans will take place at JPUH.

If you have been invited for a scan and need to contact the team, please email the team.

Address:: Lowestoft Road,
Gorleston,
Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk,
NR31 6LA
Email:: [email protected]

GP Practices involved

GP Practices covered:

Bridge Road Surgery
Andaman Surgery
High Street Surgery
Victoria Road Surgery
Alexandra and Crest View
Kirkley Mill
Rosedale Surgery

Please note

At present South Waveney Alliance Network PCN does not currently have a Lung Cancer Screening offer – these include Sole Bay Health Centre, Southwold; Longshore Surgeries, Kessingland; Cutlers Hill Surgery, Halesworth; Bungay Medical Practice, Bungay and Beccles Medical Centre, Beccles.