NHS Breast Screening Programme: Publications Archive

NHS Breast Screening Programme: Publications Archive

[ Archived NHSBSP Publication Nos 3, 15, 19, 21, 20(iii), 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33(i), 34(i), 34 (ii), 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 56]

Numbered Publications
Published 1989 - 1991
Good Practice Guides / Good Office Practice Guides
Occasional reports
Equipment reports
Annual reviews
Pocket Guides
BASO reports
Cancer Screening Series
Leaflets and Booklets

Numbered publications
Pathology reporting in breast cancer screening.	NHSBSP Publication No 3 Feb 1997
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 22 4

Quality assurance guidelines for radiologists	NHSBSP Publication No 15 May 1997
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 92 5

Information and advice for radiographers	NHSBSP Publication No 19 Oct 1997
Now replaced by Information and Advice for Health Professionals in Breast Screening NHSBSP 53 - Download PDF (210Kb)	ISBN 1 87 1997 03 8

Quality assurance guidelines for surgeons in breast cancer screening	NHSBSP Publication No 20 Revised Nov 2003
NHSBSP20 Third version PDF (644Kb)	ISBN 1 84463 009 9

Radiographic quality control manual for mammography	NHSBSP Publication No 21 Apr 1999
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 63 1

Guidelines for cytology procedures and reporting in breast screening	NHSBSP Publication No 22 Sept 1993
These guidelines were published when it became obvious that many more centres than were originally envisaged were using fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) as an additional diagnostic test to provide a pre-operative diagnosis of breast cancer. It has now been replaced by NHSBSP no. 50, Guidelines for Non-operative Diagnostic Procedures and Reporting in Breast Cancer Screening.	ISBN 1 87 1997 26 7

Consumer satisfaction questionnaires: before you start	NHSBSP Publication No 23 Sept 1992
Summary	ISBN 1 871997 31 3

Review of mammography equipment and its performance	NHSBSP Publication No 24 Dec 1992
Summary	ISBN 1 871997 36 4

Radiographers' working practices 1990/91	NHSBSP Publication No 25 Dec 1992
Summary	ISBN 1 871997 41 0

Guidelines on the collection and use of breast cancer data	NHSBSP Publication No 26 Nov 1992
Summary	ISBN 1 871997 46 1

A protocol for quality assurance of diagnostic ultrasound scanners used in the breast screening programme	NHSBSP Publication No 27 Apr 1993
This report was produced by a working group set up by the NHSBSP to make recommendations for the quality assurance of ultrasound scanners used in the programme. It was superseded by an MDA Evaluation Report MDA/98/52 Further revisions to Guidance Notes for ultrasound scanners used in the examination of the breast, with protocol for quality testing. Feb 1999	ISBN 1 871997 51 8

Report of the UKCCCR/NHSBSP workshop breast screening acceptability: Research and practice	NHSBSP Publication No 28 Oct 1993
Summary	ISBN 1 871997 56 9

Quality assurance guidelines for nurses in breast cancer screening	NHSBSP Publication No 29 Revised Nov 2002
Summary - Download PDF (219Kb)	ISBN 1 871997 84 4

Quality assurance guidelines for radiographers	NHSBSP Publication No 30 Revised Mar 2000
Summary - Download PDF (149Kb)	ISBN 1 87 1997 81 X

Radiographic quality control manual for mammography	Addendum to NHSBSP No 30 Revised May 2001
Guidance on radiographic staffing levels

Messages about breast screening: guidelines for health promotion specialists, primary care teams and screening unit staff.	NHSBSP Publication No 31 Apr 1995
Summary	ISBN 1 871997 12 7

Quality assurance guidelines for medical physics services	NHSBSP Publication No 33 Jan 1995 1^st edition
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 02 X

Systematic management of quality for breast screening units	NHSBSP Publication No 34 (part I) revised Feb 1996
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 08 9

Systematic management of quality for breast screening units A practical approach to quality management	NHSBSP Publication No 34 (part II) Jan 1999
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 08 9

Mammographic dose and image quality in the UK breast screening programme	NHSBSP Publication No 35 Mar 1995
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 17 8

An evaluation of musculoskeletal discomfort experienced by radiographers performing mammography	NHSBSP Publication No 36 Oct 1997
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 52 6

National survey of mammographic image quality and dose in the UK breast screening programme	NHSBSP Publication No 37 Mar 1998
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 08 9

Guidelines on improving the quality of the written information sent to women who are recalled for assessment	NHSBSP Publication No 38 Feb 1998
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 23 2

Performance of mammographic equipment in the UK breast screening programme in 1997	NHSBSP Publication No 41 Dec 1998
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 43 7

Managing quality in a systematic way: A practical guide	NHSBSP Publication No 42 Dec 1998
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 58 5

Review of use of ultrasound scanners in the UK breast screening programme	NHSBSP Publication No 43 Feb 1999
Summary	ISBN 1 87 1997 73 9

Guidelines for managing incidents in the breast screening programme	NHSBSP Publication No 44 May 1999 1^st edition
Summary; now replaced by a Revised edition	ISBN 1 87 1997 78 X

Guidelines for managing incidents in the breast screening programme	NHSBSP Publication No 44 Jan 2004 2^nd edition
Replaced by a Revised edition	ISBN 1 87 1997 78 X

Performance of mammographic equipment in the UK breast screening programme in 1998/99	NHSBSP Publication No 45 Mar 2000
Summary - Download PDF (2520Kb)	ISBN 1 87 1997 09 7

Summary Download PDF (222kb)	ISBN 1 87 1997 64 X

Good practice in breast and cervical screening for women with learning disabilities	NHSBSP Publication No 46 Oct 2000
Summary - Download PDF (899kb)	ISBN 1 87 1997 14 3
Replaced by Equal access to breast and cervical screening for disabled women (Apr 2006)

50 or Over? Breast Screening is for You A picture leaflet for women with a learning disability to tell them about breast screening and where to get more information.	2000
Summary - Download PDF (480kb)
Replaced by An Easy Guide to Breast Screening (March 2006)

Computer aided detection in mammography	NHSBSP Publication No 48 Jan 2001
Summary - Download PDF (468kb)	ISBN 1 87 1997 34 8

Clinical guidelines for breast cancer screening assessment	NHSBSP Publication No 49 Apr 2001
Summary - Download PDF (330kb)	ISBN 1 87 1997 39 9

Guidance notes for the evaluation of mammographic x-ray equipment	NHSBSP Publication No 51 Oct 2002
Summary - Download PDF (222kb)	ISBN 1 87 1997 64 X

Performance of Mammographic Equipment in the UK Breast Screening Programme in 2000/2001	NHSBSP Publication No 56 Sep 2003
Summary - Download PDF (2186Kb)	ISBN 1 84 4630 06 4

Published 1989 - 1991
The first 20 screening programmes - the facts
Published 1989 - Summary
Mobile breast screening -the first 10 units
Published 1989 - Summary	ISBN 1 871997 40 2

Protocol of the UK randomised trial for the management of screen detected ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast
Published 1989 - Summary	ISBN 1 871997 60 7

Quality assurance guidelines for mammography (Pritchard report)
Published 1989 - Summary	ISBN 1 871997 71 2

Assessment of seven breast screening vehicles
Published 1989 - Summary

General principles of quality assurance in breast cancer screening
Published 1990 - Summary	ISBN 1 871997 65 8

Organising assessment
Replaced by Organising a Breast Screening Programme NHSBSP 52 - Download PDF (213Kb)
Replaced - Summary

Draft set of criteria for evaluation and quality assurance
Published 1990 - Summary	ISBN 1 871997 70 4

Consolidated guidance on breast cancer screening
Published 1990 - Summary	ISBN 1 872263 10 0

Breast cancer screening - a practical guide for primary care teams
Published 1990 - Summary	ISBN 1 871997 55 0

Involving primary care teams in the national breast screening programme
Published 1990 - Summary	ISBN 1 872263 15 1

Breast cancer screening 1991: evidence and experience since the Forrest report
Published 1991 - Summary	ISBN 1 871997 06 2

Good Practice Guides/Good Office Practice Guides
Consent to breast screening	Good Practice Guide No 1 Nov 1998

NBSS use of action and end codes	Good Practice Guide No 3 Mar 2000

Collecting, recording, monitoring and reporting technical recall/repeat examinations	Good Practice Guide No 4 May 2000

Clients out of step	Guide to Good Office Practice No 1 Nov 1992

Failsafe Batches	Guide to Good Office Practice No 2 Nov 1992

Screening office procedures for women who move practice/district	Guide to Good Office Practice No 3 Revised Jan 1997

Monitoring the NHSBSP - calculation of breast screening performance	Guide to Good Office Practice No 4 Aug 1994

Recording Biopsy Type	Guide to Good Office Practice No 5 Revised Jun 1996

The Right Result	Guide to Good Office Practice No 6
Replaced by Guide to the Correct Processing and Issuing of Results - NHSBSP 55
Replaced - Summary - Download PDF (457Kb)

Induction guide for New Breast Screening Unit Managers	Guide to Good Office Practice No 7 Jan 1997

Call/Recall Status: Cease and Suspend	Guide to Good Office Practice No 8 May 1997

Occasional reports
Audit of Physics Services	Occasional report 98/02 Dec 1998

Radiographic workforce planning and working practices	Occasional report 99/01 Mar 1999

Audit of Physics Services to the NHSBSP in 2001	Occasional report 01/03 Apr 2001

Construction and application of NOF two x-ray room trailers for North Lancs, South Cumbria & East Lancs breast screening units	Occasional report 01/04 Jun 2001

Review of digital imaging in mammography	Occasional report 01/05 Jun 2001

Guidance on beam quality selection in the NHSBSP	Occasional report 01/06 Jun 2001

Breast dose surveys: software and instruction manual Special folder with floppy discs. Disc can be copied.	Occasional report 01/10 Jun 2001

Equipment reports
Commissioning and Routine Testing of Full Field Digital Mammography Systems: Published September 2006 (Version 2) Summary - PDF (1.5Mb)	NHSBSP Equipment Report 0604 Sep 2006

Annual reviews
Review 1999 - Download PDF (387kb)	ISBN 1 871997 88 7

Review 2000 - Download PDF (1380kb)	ISBN 1 871997 24 0

Review 2001 - Download PDF (1240kb)	ISBN 1 87 1997 49 6

Review 2002 - Download PDF (1119kb)	ISBN 1 87 1997 69 0

Review 2003 - Download PDF (2Mb)	ISBN 1 84463 004 8

Review 2004 - Download PDF (2.09Mb)	ISBN 1 84463 017 X

Review 2005 - Download PDF (1.08Mb)	ISBN 1 84463 024 2

Review 2006 - Download PDF (515Kb)	ISBN 1 84463 038 7

Review 2007 - Download PDF (4.8Mb)	ISBN 1 84463 048 X

Breast Screening: A Pocket Guide
This booklet is a simple guide to breast screening designed for anyone who works or takes an interest in the breast screening programme.
Summary - Download PDF (1.02Mb)	Published 2006
Summary - Download PDF (638kb)	Published 2002

BASO reports
An audit of screen detected breast cancers for the year of screening April 2000 to March 2001	Published 2002
Summary
An audit of screen detected breast cancers for the year of screening April 2001 to March 2002	Published 2003
Summary
An audit of screen detected breast cancers for the year of screening April 2002 to March 2003	Published 2004
Summary
An audit of screen detected breast cancers for the year of screening April 2003 to March 2004	Published 2005
Summary
An audit of screen detected breast cancers for the year of screening April 2004 to March 2005	Published 2006
Summary
An audit of screen detected breast cancers for the year of screening April 2005 to March 2006	Published 2007
Summary
An audit of screen detected breast cancers for the year of screening April 2006 to March 2007	Published 2008
Summary

Cancer Screening Series
Consent To Cancer Screening	Published 2008
Summary - Download PDF (470Kb)

Leaflets and Booklets
Breast Screening: The Facts	Published 2006
Download PDF (356Kb)

Breast Screening: The Facts (Larger Print)	Published 2006
Download PDF (85Kb)