Information and advice for health professionals in breast screening
Published December 2002 | ISBN 1 871997 89 5 | Archived
This document is designed to provide information and advice to assist in answering the questions which are commonly asked by women invited for screening by the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP). It has been written for radiographers and other health professionals trained to take mammograms, but will also be useful for administrative and clerical staff, clinical nurse specialists and other staff working in the screening programme who may have contact with women, either in person at the screening unit, or by telephone before or after a screening appointment.
- NHSBSP home page
- Programme publications
- About breast screening
- What is breast screening?
- What does the NHS Breast Screening Programme do?
- When was the NHS Breast Screening Programme set up?
- What happens at a breast screening unit?
- Why are women under 50 not routinely invited?
- Are women screened over the age of 70?
- Does breast screening save lives?
- Does breast screening have any risks?
- What is Digital Mammography?
- Research in breast screening
- About breast cancer
- Programme logistics
- Frequently asked questions
- Programme statistics
- Mammography equipment reports
- Programme news index
- Useful links