Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening for Greater Manchester & East Cheshire.
Please call 0161 291 5716 to book your scan at a health centre near you.

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

Michelle and Claire are at the TCS talking with Bolton Wanderers fans before the match this evening about #AAAscreening Thank you @OfficialBWFC for welcoming us! @mcrlco #earlydetection #publichealthscreening Here’s for a win! ⚽️🏆

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

@nas_vascular @AndyBurnhamGM @mcrlco

[Naseer Ahmad @nas_vascular]

Guess who we got to promote the Greater Manchester and East Cheshire Aneurysm Screening Programme?

Only our Mayor @AndyBurnhamGM !

@AAA_Screening

[Michael Mosley @DrMichaelMosley]

Isn’t this lovely? ultrasound scan, part of national abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme. My aorta is long dark shape at the bottom.This test is designed to pick up weak, leaky aortas that can rupture and kill. Nearly happened to a friend recently. Being offered to 65+

[Naseer Ahmad @nas_vascular]

Really grateful to ⁦⁦@MENnewsdesk⁩ for this article about aneurysm screening.

Ten minutes that could save your life... yet thousands of men aren't turning up - Manchester Evening News https://t.co/HjcGVNPgGF

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

We had a great afternoon at @SalfordLeisure with @J_HorrocksTrust discussing the benefits of #AAAscreening with the community. Thank you all for being so welcoming 😊
#publichealth #salfordcommunity #earlydetection #vascular #salford

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

It was so good to meet the lovely gents at Stockport Community Football Club @SCFCCommunity today to chat about the benefits of #AAAscreening Thank you for being so welcoming and friendly! #communityfootball #community #publichealthscreening #stockport #keepactive #vascular

[Naseer Ahmad @nas_vascular]

An aneurysm is a swelling of the blood vessel that can prove fatal. We invite 18 000 men aged 65 every year across Greater Manchester with an 80% response rate.

We’re working hard on that last 20% to ensure more men take up screening.

It’s free, painless and the ultrasound scan takes 10 minutes!

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from the Greater Manchester & East Cheshire #aaascreening team (not all pictured). We hope you have a very happy and healthy new year! X

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

Great to chat with lovely people from Wythenshawe community at the @ForumCentre talking about the benefits of #aaascreening #publichealthscreening @NHSEngland #earlydetection

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

North West England #aaascreening Programme Manager’s meeting today at @NHSEngland in MCR #sharedlearning #publichealth #everycontactcounts decreasing health inequalities

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

Come along and join us at Wythenshawe Masjid for a free winter health event on Thursday 30th November. There will be free health checks including AAA Screening ultrasound scans. See you there! #aaascreening #healthandwellness #community @mcrlco @MFTnhs

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

We’re excited about our upcoming research pilot to look for lower limb PAD and other health conditions in people attending AAA screening. Thank you @Martinfox2000 for collaborating with us 🙌 #vascular #PublicHealth #makeeverycontactcount #aaascreening #research

[Martin Fox @Martinfox2000]

Yesterday we had Lizzie - a podiatrist who now works with the Gtr Manchester @AAA_Screening service - visit our @mcrlco vascular podiatry clinic. Looking at introducing a pilot to look for lower limb PAD, in people attending for aortic aneurysm screening 🙌🦵🫀
#livesandlimbs

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

Please visit us at Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, to celebrate local community groups, health and wellbeing services and clubs that support men and boys in Wythenshawe. Looking forward to meeting you all! @mcrlco @ManCityCouncil #AAAscreening #publichealthfirst

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

Kellie joining @nas_vascular at the @MFT_MRI Manchester Vascular Centre for discussions of important vascular research happening across the Trust. #aaascreening #vascular #vascularawarenesssmonth @mcrlco

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

We had a very productive and enjoyable Away Day yesterday #aaascreening #publichealth #growthmindset

[Naseer Ahmad @nas_vascular]

Today was the Greater Manchester @AAA_Screening away day!

We invite 18 000 men aged 65 a year for a 10min scan.

Depression/loneliness/inequalities are rife and so we’re working on how to leverage our infrastructure to case find @Core20Plus & ‘make every contact count more’

[Naseer Ahmad @nas_vascular]

#VascularAwarenessFacts continue!

The aorta is:
The body’s largest artery
It is 2.5cm diameter and 40cm length

…and runs from the heart to abdomen splitting into two at the level of the belly button

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

Did you know that men aged 65+ are 6 times more likely to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm? Men in Greater Manchester and East Cheshire have you had your AAA scan? 📞 0161 291 5716 to book your appointment #aaascreening #menshealth

[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening @AAA_Screening]

We're delighted to hear that our Clinical Director @nas_vascular has been nominated for 'Clinician of the Year' 🥳 #welldeserved

[Naseer Ahmad @nas_vascular]

Wowsers! I was surprised, humbled and honoured to have been shortlisted for

‘Clinician of the Year’ by @BAME_HCA

Thank you @MFTnhs for the nomination and recognition of the work my team and I have done.

@doctormkumar @MCubbonNHS

[Naseer Ahmad @nas_vascular]

#VascularAwarenessMonth facts continue!

An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a swelling in the tummy blood vessel and 6x more common in men

There is a free screening programme for men aged 65!

<3cm no AAA
3-5.4cm regular scans
>5.5cm refer to vascular

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