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How to Translate Quality Standards Into Good Lung Cancer Screening Programmes: The UK Experience

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Randomised controlled trials have shown that early detection of lung cancer by low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) reduces lung cancer and all-cause mortality. This, and a detailed health economics evaluation, led to a recommendation in September 2022 by the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) that all four UK nations move towards implementation of a targeted lung cancer screening programme. The National Health Service England (NHSE) Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) programme launched in 2019 and has been adopted as the national screening programme in England with national rollout expected to be complete in 2030. Given the complexities of lung cancer screening, a comprehensive protocol and linked quality assurance standard were developed to provide a mechanism to ensure uniform and regulated implementation of a high-quality programme. This review will describe the importance of quality assurance and show how this works in a national programme.

Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine

DOI: 10.31083/bjhm53142

Authors: Amna Burzić, Emma L O’Dowd, David R Baldwin

Institutions: University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham City Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7157988646

FWCI: 4.618

Cites: 36

Cited by: 1

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