Breast screening: quality assurance standards in radiology
An outline of professional responsibilities in breast screening radiology including quality standards, standards for working practice, and interval cancers.
Applies to England
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This guidance covers:
- standards for working practice for radiologists, breast clinicians, radiographic consultant practitioners and radiographic advanced practitioners
- guidance on screening image reading
- guidance on screening assessment
- facilities and equipment
- quality standards for radiology
It includes a template form which can used for local annual appraisals. It also includes additional information on the use of confidence intervals, and on age standardised detection ratios (SDRs).
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Last updated 16 February 2023 + show all updates
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Guidance has been fully reviewed and updated.
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First published.