When we screen

When will I get my appointment?


Screening is organised according to your GP practice.

We have a range of different locations where you can be screened and a range of appointment dates and times. We try to invite you to a screening clinic that is convenient for most women in your area. We appreciate this may not always suit everyone.

Find out more about screening locations.

Once every three years your GP practice will be contacted and all women eligible for screening will be invited. Not every woman will receive an appointment as soon as she is 50. However you should receive your first appointment by your 53rd birthday and therefore there is no need to contact us for an appointment. The list of who is to be screened is compiled from GP lists so it is important to ensure that your details are correct with your GP Practice.

Women over the age of 71 are encouraged to continue with breast screening but must contact the screening office for an appointment.

Please note that if at any time you notice any changes in your breasts or have any breast symptoms of any kind then please contact your GP practice immediately.

The following gives an approximate schedule of when we will be screening the following GP Practices

 
GP PracticeScreening
From
Screening
End
Unit
Goldington Road Surgery July 2023 Bedford Hospital, North Wing Hospital
King George Surgery October 2023 2023 Mobile Screening Unit, Stevenage
CADDINGTON SURGERY October 2023 August 2023 Luton - Beds and Herts Breast Screening Centre
Nevells Road, Surgery October 2023 2023 Mobile Screening Unit, Baldock
The Midway Surgery October 2023 2023 Mobile Screening Unit, St Albans
Grange Street Surgery October 2023 2023 Mobile Screening Unit, St Albans
Shephall Health Centre October 2023 March 2024 Mobile Screening Unit, Stevenage
ASHCROFT ROAD SURGERY October 2023 2023 Luton - Beds and Herts Breast Screening Centre
Colney Medical Centre November 2023 2023 Mobile Screening Unit, St Albans
Hatfield Road Surgery November 2023 2023 Mobile Screening Unit, St Albans
Symonds Green Health Centre November 2023 2023 Mobile Screening Unit, Stevenage
De Parys Group November 2023 2023 Bedford Hospital, North Wing Hospital
HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE November 2023 2023 Luton - Beds and Herts Breast Screening Centre
Shortstown Medical Centre December 2023 2023 Bedford Hospital, North Wing Hospital
Ashwell Surgery December 2023 2023 Mobile Screening Unit, Baldock
Manage your appointment

If you have been sent an appointment but would like to change it, we will be very happy to arrange this for you.

Change or cancel your appointment

Where we screen

We screen at various convenient places across the region.

Where we screen

COVID-19

Our mobile vans are open with some restrictions in place.

COVID-19 policy

FAQs

We have a selection of answers to frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)