Breast screening: guidance for clinical nurse specialists
This sets out the standards of practice for clinical nurse specialists working in the NHS breast screening programme.
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This publication details:
- the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in breast screening
- arrangements for quality assurance
- a protocol for assessing performance
- information on the nursing extended role and advanced practitioner role
Updates to this page
Last updated 16 December 2019 + show all updates
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Updated guidance in sections 1.3 (women should leave the assessment clinic with an appointment for their biopsy results), and 2.3 (nursing course requirement changed from 20 credits to 15 credits).
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First published.