Antenatal
Congratulations on your pregnancy. Please look at the following hospital maternity services for further information about what to expect during your pregnancy and the care available. As soon as you know which hospital you would like to deliver at, please refer yourself directly using their online referral form.
Breast Screening
This is available to women over the age of 50 – 70 and is by appointment only. They are taken every three years and are performed by the local breast screening services. If you have not been screened and are over the age of 50 please contact the local service for you.
West of London (Breast Screening Service) Tel 0203 313 6644
North London (Breast Screening Service) Tel 0208 951 4045
Beds and Herts (Breast Screening Centre) Tel 01582 497599
Bowel Screening
Tel: 0800 707 6060
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK. If it’s detected at an early stage, before symptoms appear, it’s easier to treat and there’s a better chance of surviving it.
To detect cases of bowel cancer sooner, the NHS offers two types of bowel cancer screening to adults registered with a GP in England:
Aneurysm Screening
- All men and women aged 60-74 are invited to carry out a faecal occult blood (FOB) test. Every two years, they’re sent a home test kit, which is used to collect a stool sample. If you are 75 or over, you can ask for this test by calling the freephone helpline on 0800 707 60 60.
- Aortic
- An additional one-off test called bowel scope screening is gradually being introduced in England. This is offered to men and women at the age of 55. As of March 2015, about two-thirds of screening centres were beginning to offer this test to 55-year-olds. It involves a doctor or nurse using a thin, flexible instrument to look inside the lower part of the bowel.