Email: breastscreening.elht@nhs.net
Phone: 01282 805301
About us
The East Lancashire Breast Screening Service is part of the NHS Breast Screening Programme providing free breast screening every three years for all eligible women aged 50 up until their 71st birthday.
Our breast screening programme invites approximately 72,000 women from across East Lancashire every three years. We screen in our mobile screening unit which moves to different locations across East Lancashire enabling women to be screened closer to home. We also screen at our main base at the Edith Watson Unit in Burnley General Hospital.
The aim of the NHS Breast Screening Programme is to reduce the number of breast cancer deaths in the UK by identifying cancers early; usually when they are too small to see or feel. If detected at an early stage, treatment is more successful and there’s a good chance of recovery.
Our aim
We aim to provide an efficient and high quality Breast Screening Service to all eligible women across East Lancashire, whilst maintaining a high standard of quality of care.
Quality and Safety
The NHS Breast Screening Programme is subject to monitoring by the Quality Assurance Reference Centre (QARC). It helps ensure rigorous quality assurance standards are maintained and that a safe and effective breast screening service is provided to all eligible women.
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