In Spring 2016 Liverpool CCG began to work with communities across Liverpool to help local residents to improve their lung health, and to help diagnose lung conditions earlier.
The Healthy Lung Programme pilot was launched in April 2016 with an initial focus on improving ealy diagnosis in four areas of the city identified as having a high prevalence of lung disease, including: Picton, Everton, Speke and Norris Green.
This included:
More information about what was trialled during the pilot year can be found below.
Following the success of the initial pilot year, the programme has now been extended to other areas of the city. You can find out more about the Healthy Lung Programme on our website here.
The University of Liverpool & Queen Mary University of London produced a Preliminary Report into the impact of the Healthy Lung Programme which you can access here.
You can also download an independent evaluation into the impact of the Healthy Lung events here.