Central & East London
We provide a free breast screening service for women in Camden, Hackney and the City, Islington, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest (East and North Central London) for women aged between 50-71 (first invitation issued by 53rd birthday). The screening service is part of a National Breast Screening Programme and is responsible for making sure you receive your appointment invitations, and that your screening experience is everything you expect it to be. Your breast screening service is based at St Bartholomew's Hospital, part of the Royal Free Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust Group, and we invite more than 60,000 women for breast screening each year. To enable women to be screened closer to home, we have screening sites across the local area.
We invite over 300,000 women for free breast screening mammography each year.
Appointments are at local clinics or on mobile vans.
An all female team will guide you through your screening.
Screening uses x-ray mammography and takes about 15-20 minutes.
2 independent mammography experts will examine your images.
Your results will arrive in 2-3 weeks.
Be Breast aware - Breast screening saves lives.
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Taking your bra off at the end of the day feels great...
And so does getting your breast screening sorted
It can detect cancer before you can feel it. Or more likely, put your mind at rest.
So when you're invited, save the date, it could save your life.
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About Breast Screening
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Spot potential problems early - Be Breast Aware
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Appointments
We invite all women aged between 50 up to 71, for screening once every 3 years. You do not have to contact us, we will invite you at the appropriate time.
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Where we screen.
We screen at various convenient places across the region.
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Contact us
For more information about how to phone or message us or find your further assessment centre.
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Information videos
We are pleased to share our breast screening information videos to help you understand more about breast screening and make informed choices about your health. These include Breast Screening Saves Lives: Hear Our Stories, The NHS Breast Screening Programme: What Do I Need to Know?, Best for My Chest: an inclusive campaign for all communities, and finally a video developed specifically as an Learning Disability guide to appointments for further assessment. Please note that this video does not refer to routine screening.