Welcome

The Beds and Herts Breast Screening Service is part of the National Breast Screening Programme and provides a free breast screening service for well women aged between 50 and 70, serving residents in all of Bedfordshire and most of Hertfordshire. We aim to provide and promote an efficient and effective, high quality breast screening service, to all eligible women within a caring environment.

Breast screening aims to find breast cancer at an early stage, often before there are any symptoms. To do this, x-rays are taken of each breast (mammogram). Early detection may often mean simpler and more successful treatment. read more

This has been an exciting year for the service as all our mobile vans have been equipped with the latest digital equipment enabling us to offer the best possible service.

This service is supporting Macmillan/Cancer Research UK in gathering intelligence to help us understand why residents of Luton choose to take part in cancer screening or not by completing the Luton Cancer Screening survey.

The breast screening service is contributing to a national trial extending the screening age to women between the ages of 47 and 73. At present those being invited in the new age groups are randomised into the trial but this will extend to all women in this age group by 2016.

The Beds & Herts Breast Screening Service is part of the Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. www.ldh.nhs.uk


For every 500 women screened 1 life will be saved

                

            

Changing your appointment

If you already have an appointment, but would like to change it, just complete the change your appointment form and we will rearrange it for you.



** PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO HIGH PUBLICITY, APPOINTMENTS FOR ALL OUR CLINICS ARE VERY LIMITED **

When will I be invited for breast screening?

The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Breast Screening Service invites around 60,000 women per year for screening. Screening is organised according to your GP practice. Once every three years your GP practice will be contacted and all women between the ages of 50 and 70 will be routinely invited.

view which GP Practices are inviting women in the next 3 months