About us

The West of London Breast Screening Service provides free breast screening every three years to all women aged 50 and over in the local area.

Who we screen
We routinely invite women in the local area aged between 50 and 70 to attend screening and women over the age of 70 are welcome to make their own appointment. If you are eligible you will receive your first invite to attend screening at some point between your 50th and 53rd birthday.

We screen women who live in areas covered by the following primary care trusts:
• Westminster
• Kensington and Chelsea
• Hammersmith and Fulham
• Ealing
• Hillingdon
• Hounslow

Our locations
We have two main units, one based at Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith and one at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington. We also have two mobile screening units.

Our team
Our screening service is provided by a multidisciplinary team:
• Administrators are responsible for booking your appointment, sending your invitation letter and processing your screening results
• Radiographers perform your screening test, a type of X-ray known as a mammogram, and process the X-ray films
• Radiologists read and interpret your mammogram results
• Breast clinicians will assess you if the results from your mammogram are inconclusive and further tests are needed
• Breast care nurses offer advice and care if you need to return for further tests after screening