Consolidated guidance on standards for the NHS Breast Screening Programme
Published April 2005. Amended for the website edition June 2005 | ISBN 1 84463 022 6
This publication brings together standards for the NHS Breast Screening Programme in a single document. The standards have been developed by different professional quality assurance (QA) groups at different times. Some standards have been revised recently; some are still in the process of being revised. Because of this, there are inconsistencies in terminology and the presentation of standards. In addition, some standards may need to be revised as new techniques (such as digital mammography) come into routine use. This is the second version of the document which exists only as a PDF. The intention is to review it and publish a revised edition in hard copy when some of the issues have been resolved.
Monitoring NHSBSP Standards: A Guide for Quality Assurance Reference Centres
- 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