Improving the quality of the written information sent to women about breast screening
Guidelines on the content of letters and leaflets
Published August 2007 | ISBN 978 1 84463 045 5
These guidelines are based on a systematic review undertaken by staff at the Cancer Research UK Primary Care Education Research Group.
They summarise, in the form of practical checklists, current NHS Breast Screening Programme policies and standards for written information and the issues that the research evidence suggests should be included in the leaflets and letters. They update and replace Guidelines on Improving the Quality of the Written Information Sent to Women who are Recalled for Assessment (NHSBSP Publication No 38), which was published in 1998.
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- 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?
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- Research in breast screening
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- Frequently asked questions
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