Breast screening clinic heading to Buckie
THE North East Scotland Mobile Breast Screening Service is due to start screening sessions in Buckie.
Situated in the main car park of the town's Seafield Hospital, the sessions will get under way on Thursday, June 29 and run for approximately 12 weeks.
Women aged between 50 and 70 who are registered with a General Practitioner at Seafield and Cullen Medical Group and Ardach Health Centre will receive an invitation to attend.
The letters are sent out four weeks before their appointment date.
Sarah Philip, manager for the Breast Screening Service, said “The aim of the programme is to detect breast changes at an early stage when treatment has the best chance of being successful.
"We hope that women invited for the first time will take advantage of their invitation for mammography and for women who have been screened previously, it is important to attend to ensure that there have been no changes over the past three years.
"Women who missed or failed to attend their previous invitation are encouraged to come along for screening this time. Unfortunately due to the backlog created by the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a pause on ladies out with the eligible age group self-referring for a mammogram. This pause is gradually being lifted.
"Please go to NHS Inform Scotland for details of eligibility at https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/screening/breast/breast-screening
"We encourage anyone with symptoms or changes to their breast to see their GP.”
