Lichfield and Burntwood
Primary care Networks
Women's Health Hub
Breast screening (mammogram)
NHS breast screening uses X-rays, called mammograms, to look for cancers that are too small to see or feel.
If you want to discuss any of these services further, please contact your GP practice to discuss further
Who breast screening is for
NHS breast screening is offered to women aged 50 up to their 71st birthday. Everyone registered with a GP as female will be invited.
When you'll be invited
You'll automatically get your first invitation for breast screening between the ages of 50 and 53. You'll then be invited every 3 years until your 71st birthday.
If you’re transgender or non-binary and you would like to be invited for breast screening, ask your GP surgery for advice.
You need to be registered with a GP surgery to be invited for breast screening.
If you have not had a letter inviting you to breast screening
If you have not been invited for breast screening by the age of 53 and think you should have, contact your local breast screening service.
Find breast screening services
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If you’re 71 or over
If you're trans or non-binary
You will not automatically be invited for breast screening if you are aged 71 or over.
But you can still have breast screening every 3 years if you want to. You will need to call your local breast screening service to ask for an appointment.
If you're a trans man, trans woman or are non-binary, how you are invited will depend on the sex you are registered with at a GP surgery:
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If you're registered as female with a GP surgery, you will automatically be invited for breast screening
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If you're registered as male with a GP surgery,y you will not automatically be invited for breast screening
See a GP if:
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You're worried about symptoms of breast cancer, even if you've recently had breast screening
Do not wait for your next breast screening appointment.
