Breast Cancer: Greater London
Question
Catherine West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of eligible women attended a breast screening in London in 2022; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all eligible women receive timely breast cancer screenings in London.
Answer
Neil O'BrienThe following table shows the number of women screened in London and the proportion of eligible women who attended a breast screening in London between April 2021 and March 2022, the latest data available.
Region | Eligible population | Number of women screened | Coverage (less than three years since last test) |
London | 865,198 | 480,474 | 55.5% |
We have invested £10 million into the breast screening programme, which will provide 28 new breast screening units to be targeted at areas with the greatest challenges of uptake and coverage.