Breast cancer screening coverage

What this data shows:

Breast screening supports early detection of cancer and is estimated to save 1,400 lives in England each year. This indicator provides an opportunity to incentivise screening promotion and other local initiatives to increase coverage of breast screening. Improvements in coverage would mean more breast cancers are detected at earlier, more treatable stages.

How the data is gathered:

The proportion of women eligible for screening who have had a test with a recorded result at least once in the previous 36 months. Performance thresholds: Acceptable level: = 70.0%, Achievable level = 80.0%

More information about the data source:

This indicator gives screening coverage by local authority . This is not the same as the indicator based on population registered with primary care organisations which include patients wherever they live. This is likely to result in different England totals depending on selected (registered or resident) population footprint. The indicator excludes women outside the target age range for the screening programme who may self-refer for screening.

Data Source:

NHS Digital (Open Exeter) / Public Health England (PHE)

Data Period:

2018

Further Information:

Standards: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-population-screening-programme-standards KPIs: https://www.gov.uk/topic/population-screening-programmes/population-screening-data-key-performance-indicators

Programme overview: https://www.gov.uk/topic/population-screening-programmes

National cancer strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-national-cancer-strategy

This indicator is available via the Public Health Outcomes Framework - http://www.phoutcomes.info/