Breast Cancer Screening
Anyone registered with a GP as female will be invited for NHS breast screening every 3 years between the ages of 50 and 71. You'll get a letter in the post inviting you.
If you are under 50 and concerned about any aspect of breast care, please contact the surgery to make an appointment with your GP.
Breast screening information:
Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical screening, or smear test, is a method of detecting abnormal (pre-cancerous) cells in the cervix in order to prevent cervical cancer.
Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by human papillomavirus HPV is a very common virus – most people will be infected with it at some point in their life. It can be passed on through any type of sexual activity.
We invite people registered as female for cervical screening every 3 years from the age of 25 to 49 and every 5 years from the ages of 50 to 64. We also invite people who are over 65 who have not been screened since age 50 or those who have recently had abnormal tests. If you are trans, it is important that your GP contacts the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, so you are invited for screening correctly. If you do not want to be invited for screening you should contact your GP. They will be able to remove you from the cervical screening invitation list. We send an invitation letter when the cervical screening test is due, asking you to make an appointment.
Our nurses are qualified to carry out cervical screening in the form of cervical smears. Please ensure patient is not menstruating at the time of appointment.
Prostate Cancer
Symptoms of prostate cancer do not usually appear until the prostate is large enough to affect the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the penis (urethra).
When this happens, you may notice things like:
- an increased need to pee
- straining while you pee
- a feeling that your bladder has not fully emptied
These symptoms should not be ignored, but they do not mean you have prostate cancer.
find out more https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/prostate-cancer/
The blood test, called a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, measures the level of PSA and may help detect early prostate cancer.
If you are over 50, you can ask a GP for a PSA test. If you have a raised PSA level, you may be offered an MRI scan of the prostate to help doctors decide if you need further tests and treatment.
If you’re a trans woman over the age of 50, you can discuss your risk of prostate cancer with your doctor, even if you don’t have symptoms. Find out more- https://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information-and-support/prostate-tests/prostate-cancer-diagnosis-in-trans-women
Bowel Cancer
NHS bowel cancer screening checks if you could have bowel cancer. It's available to everyone aged 60 to 74 years. All you need to do is make sure that your GP has your correct address.
The 3 main symptoms of bowel cancer are:
See a GP If you have any of the symptoms of bowel cancer for 3 weeks or more
For more information about cancer and the different types, please visit: Cancer
NHS screening information for trans and non-binary people
If you're a trans man, trans woman or are non-binary how you are invited will depend on the sex you are registered with at a GP: please find more information: