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News & Events

09 April 2010

Breast Test Wales screens disabled women for the first time in new unit

Breast Test Wales had successfully screened their first disabled users of the new mobile breast screening unit which offers wheelchair access. The new Breast Test Wales unit is the first of its type in the UK and was launched by Breast Test Wales in January 2010.

Last week saw the first disabled users visit the unit to be screened in Bridgend Leisure Centre car park. There was 80% turnout from women due to be screened which was greater than the expected turnout at the Breast Test Wales clinics.

All but one of the disabled women who attended were able to be screened and all users were extremely appreciative of the service being provided to them.

Chris Tinkler, Head of Radiography for Breast Test Wales commented; “It was great to see these women being able to be screened in a unit local to them and the unit being able to practically accommodate their needs.

“There were some real lessons learnt from running the first clinic including ensuring the sides will come off the wheelchair to allow them to fit in the unit. We will be using this experience to make sure the service is improved in the future but we are delighted that the screening went so well.”

04 January 2010

Welsh screening unit offers improved access for disabled women.

Breast Test Wales has today launched a new mobile breast screening unit which offers wheelchair access. [read more...]

November 2009

01 October 2009

Public Health Wales goes live.

From Thursday 1 October, responsibility for the functions and services of Breast Test Wales has been taken on by the new NHS Trust, Public Health Wales.

Services provided by the Congenital Anomaly Register and Information Service (CARIS), the NPHS, Screening Services, the Wales Centre for Health and the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (WCISU) will remain unchanged. So will the names and contact details for each of these services.

Further detail about the change and plans for the future can be found on the Public Health Wales website:

nww.publichealthwales.wales.nhs.uk (intranet)
www.publichealthwales.org (internet)

November 2007

'About Your Breast Screening / About Your Cervical Smear Test' DVD released.

The two 10-minute programmes explain the facts of having a breast screening test and a cervical smear test, in the words of real women and NHS staff. To order via email please use the Word file version below.