PUBLIC MESSAGE - SCREENING PAUSED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Due to the rapidly changing situation with Coronavirus (COVID-19), its impact on clinical services and the requirement for social distancing, the Scottish Government, has taken the decision to temporarily pause the following screening programmes until further notice:
Breast Screening (mammograms)
Cervical Screening (smear tests)
Bowel Screening (home test kits)
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening (ultrasound of abdomen)
Diabetic Retinopathy (Eye) Screening (images taken of the eye)
For more information, please visit www.nhsinform.scot/screening or call NHS Inform on 0800 22 44 88
The Scottish Bowel Screening Programme
The Scottish Bowel Cancer Screening Programme will invite all men and women between the ages of 50 and 74 years who are registered with a GP to be screened for bowel cancer every 2 years. It is therefore vital that you inform the surgery of any change of address so that you will receive your invitation for screening.
For further information please phone the Scottish Bowel Screening Helpline:
0800 0121 833
or alternatively visit their website by clicking on the link below:
http://www.bowelscreening.scot.nhs.uk/about-the-screening-programme