The Scottish Breast Screening Programme (SBSP) is supplied to Queen's Crescent Surgery by the West of Scotland Breast Screening Service (WOSBS).

The WOSBS will invite eligible women aged between 50 and 70 years old to attend a screening session for breast cancer.

The WOSBS will send individual invites to women every three years.  The cycle inviting eligible women in our area for screening will be Summer 2023.  Women who are not automatically invited, may arrange a direct appointment by contacting the service directly.

It is up to you to decide if you want to have breast screening or not.  This booklet will help you with your decision.

The surgery can offer limited advice regarding individual circumstances, however WOSBS will be happy to discuss your individual questions and requirements.

West of Scotland Breast Screening Service

Stock Exchange Court

77 Nelson Mandela Place

Glasgow

G2 1QT

Tel: 0141 572 5800

Fax: 0141 572 5801

The surgery has compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions, which can be viewed by clicking this link.

The Scottish Bowel Screening Programme is supplied to Queen's Crescent Surgery by the National Bowel Screening Centre for Scotland (NBSCS) based in Dundee.

The Bowel Screening Centre will send eligible men and women aged between 50 and 74 years old a self-test kit by post to their home address.  The kit is completed at home and returned to the NBSCS.

The NBSCS will send individual self-test kits to eligible participants every two years.  Participants who are not automatically invited, may arrange for a slef-test kit to be mailed to them by contacting the service directly.

It is up to you to decide if you want to complete the bowel screening test or not.  The NHS Inform website contains a library of information on bowel screening, which should help you with your decision..

The surgery can offer limited advice regarding individual circumstances, however NBSCS will be happy to discuss your individual questions and requirements.

National Bowel Screening Centre for Scotland

Kings Cross Hospital

Clepington Road

Dundee

DD3 8EA

Tel: 0800 0121 833