Guidelines for Managing Incidents in the Breast Screening Programme

ISBN 1 871997 78 X

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for managers in trusts and breast screening units on the steps to be taken if a serious incident in a breast screening service is confirmed. The guidelines outline the means by which a suspected problem may be identified, the stages in the investigation of a suspected problem, the confirmation of an incident, the factors to be considered in taking retrospective action, and closure of an incident.

NHSBSP Publication No 44. Published May 1999.

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