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Written question asked by Jon Trickett (Labour) on Friday, 5 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 October 2007. It was answered by Ann Keen (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 October 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Breast Cancer: Screening

Question
(2) what proportion of eligible women in the Leeds/Wakefield breast screening area are receiving scans within the 36 month national standard.
Answer

36-month breast cancer screening interval rates for England and Leeds Wakefield and Bradford Pennine, the two screening centres which cover West Yorkshire, are shown in the following table. 38-month interval rates are also given as an indicator of how close intervals are to the national standard of 36 months. Figures are not available for Wakefield alone.

Percentage
36 month breast cancer screening interval rate—April to June 2007 38 month breast cancer screening interval rate—April to June 2007
England 67 90
Bradford Pennine screening centre 69 93
Leeds Wakefield screening centre 10 46
Source:
NHS Cancer Screening Programme

The Government take the issue of the 36-month standard between screens very seriously and that is why Professor Mike Richards, the National Cancer Director, wrote to the chief executives of all 10 strategic health authorities in England on 9 February 2007 highlighting the importance of maintaining the 36-month interval.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
156380; 464 c668W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Breast cancer Screening
Link
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