EQIA report for Breast screening standards: December 2018

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Document Type

Corporate documents

Standards

Summary

The aim and purpose of these standards is to support territorial NHS boards to assess the quality of breast screening and encourage service improvement.  

The standards apply to the following areas:

  • leadership and governance
  • information and support
  • call and recall
  • the screening process
  • recall for assessment
  • surgical referral
  • detection rates