New phone number: 01942 807670

Repeat prescriptions email: [email protected]

Breast Screening Programme

The South Lancashire Breast Screening Unit are currently inviting eligible ladies aged between 50 – 70yrs registered with the following surgeries to attend for breast screening.  Please note that screening is by invitation only.

  • Mesnes View Surgery, Wigan

Why attend for your breast screening?

  • 1 in 7 Women will develop breast cancer
  • Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK
  • Current evidence suggests that breast screening reduces the number of breast cancer deaths in the UK by about 1,300 a year

If your appointment time is inconvenient please contact the breast screening team as soon as possible to re-arrange

Contact us!

Tel: 01942 774 713

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.wwl.nhs.uk/our-departments?service=6

Further information about breast screening

You can download an Easy Read Guide to Breast Screening here

If you have any questions about screening, please read the Frequently Asked Questions document compiled by South Lancashire Breast Screening Unit.

An NHS leaflet for trans gender and non binary people can be downloaded here.

 

Date published: 4th February, 2022
Date last updated: 16th May, 2022