Breast screening resource pack for training primary care nurses
Published April 2003 | ISBN 1 84 4630 00 5 | Archived
This resource pack is a revision of the Resource Pack for Training Primary Care Nurses which was published in 1996. It is designed for those who design and run courses for primary health care teams.
The pack provides information about breast screening and the NHS Breast Screening Programme, and includes suggested session plans, overhead transparencies, handouts and supporting materials.
- 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