Services Database Direct Access Chest X-Ray (Cheshire East Area)

A patient presenting to a pharmacy requesting medication for lung problems and fulfilling a criteria will be assessed by a pharmacist and offered referral directly for a chest x-ray without recourse to their GP.

Patients who are referred will attend the radiology department at Macclesfield District General Hospital, where a member of the respiratory team will countersign the request and the patient will receive an x-ray.

Eligiblity criteria:

• patients registered with Eastern Cheshire GP practice; and
• > 40 years old.

Inclusion criteria

Patients who have one or more of the symptoms below and are current/ex-smokers or patients who have two or more symptoms and have never smoked:

• shortness of breath/breathless more than normal;
• cough/haemoptysis;
• fatigue/lethargy; or
• weight loss/poor appetite.

Please note, this is not a commissioned service. 

Not known.