Level of need
The national goal for the Lung Health Check Programme is to reach 40% of the eligible population by 2025 and plans to reach 100% coverage by 2030. Based on the office for National Statistics, 12.9% of people in the UK smoke, this is slightly lower at approximately 11% in the age group eligible for screening. In North Tyneside, the estimated prevalence of smoking is 11.2%. If we assume that the prevalence of smokers in the eligible age group is slightly lower at 10%, then the number of people who would be eligible for screening based on current smoking status is at least 5,290. However, taking into account all individuals who have smoked at some point in their life, the maximum estimated number of people eligible for screening via the Lung Health Check Programme in North Tyneside could be as high as 21,691 people.