Guidance

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.

From:
NHS England
Published
1 March 2011
Last updated
16 February 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Guidance for radiology and advanced radiographic practice in the NHS Breast Screening Programme

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Use of confidence intervals

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Age standardised detection ratios

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Annual appraisal form template

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Details

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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Published 1 March 2011
Last updated 16 February 2023 + show all updates

  1. Guidance has been fully reviewed and updated.

  2. First published.

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