We strongly encourage women to attend their breast screening appointments.
Breastscreening (london-breastscreening.org.uk)
Please see the above link for advice about:
• NHS Breast Screening
• Screening sites available across London
• Making an appointment by phone or online
• Cancelling and rebooking an appointment by phone or online
• Access to publications in various languages (Chinese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Urdu)
Our local screening site is Denmark Hill: Breast Screening Unit, Camberwell Building, 104 Denmark Hill, London SE5 8RX. Phone: 020 3758 2024
Please see the information below about breast screening and its possible benefits and risks:
Breast screening: helping women decide – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Easy Read Guide: A picture leaflet for women with a learning disability about breast screening and
where to get more information:
Breast implants and breast screening – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Information for women with Breast Implants in relation to breast screening:
Breast implants and breast screening – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Information for transgender people in relation the NHS screening programme:
NHS population screening: information for transgender people – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Women aged 71 and over are entitled to request breast screening every three years by self-referring. Please see:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/breast-screening-for-women-aged-71-or-over
