South West Scotland Breast Screening

02/12/2025

📣 Important Update from South West Scotland Breast Screening 📣

We’re currently experiencing an issue with our printers, which means appointment letters are not being sent out at the moment.
If you have a mobile number registered with us, you will still receive a text reminder, but please note that the text does not include the clinic location.

👉 What you need to do:
If you receive a text OR think you may be due for screening soon, please contact us so we can confirm your details:

📞 South West Scotland Breast Screening: 01294 323506
or Email aa-uhb.breastscreening@aapct.scot.nhs.uk

Our team will be happy to confirm:
✔️ Whether you have an upcoming appointment
✔️ Your appointment time
✔️ The clinic location
✔️ Any other information you may need

We’re working hard to resolve the printing issue and apologise for any inconvenience or confusion this may cause. Thank you for your patience and understanding 💗

Please share this post to help us reach as many women as possible — early detection saves lives.

01/12/2025

1st of December🎄 and this is a friendly reminder to check your breasts.
If you find anything that is not normal for you please go to your GP for a check.💖

27/11/2025

🎄🧑‍🎄CHRISTMAS RAFFLE TIME 🧑‍🎄🎄
We are feeling festive-and what better way to spread some Christmas cheer than with a raffle 🎁🎁.
We have two amazing hampers up for grabs, packed with goodies to make your holidays even brighter!
All proceeds will go to two wonderful charities :
💖Cash For Kids
💙Megan's Space

🎟️Tickets are just £1 per strip and can be purchased from Breast Screening Ayrshire Central Hospital.

Your support makes a difference this Christmas.🧑‍🎄🎄🎄Good luck- and thank you for helping us spread some festive kindness! 🌟

21/11/2025

When you get your screening appointment will depend on the GP practice you're registered with. Don't worry if your appointment doesn't arrive as soon as you turn 50. Each GP practice takes part in the screening programme every three years so you may not receive your first invitation until you're nearly 53.

14/11/2025

We all get busy ‘juggling’ life commitments especially with the festive season upon us but don’t forget to check your breasts this November. 💖🎀

07/11/2025

Other formats can be found here
https://www.nhsinform.scot/translations/

03/11/2025

🎇November is upon us and the start of the month is a good time to do a self examination of your breasts. 💌

Anything not normal for you should be discussed with your GP.

30/10/2025

🎀💖 WOW… we are absolutely blown away! 💖🎀

Our raffle for Breast Cancer Now raised an incredible £300, and when we add that to the total from our bake sale, we’ve hit a truly amazing £1,000 raised in total! 😍👏

We honestly can’t believe it — what a fantastic result! We’re so incredibly grateful to everyone who baked, bought, donated, organised, or simply spread the word. Every single person helped make this possible, and we couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve achieved together. 💪💗

Thank you all for your amazing generosity and support — what a community! 🌸✨

29/10/2025

On Monday we held our Macmillan Cancer Support bake sale. 🎂
Check out these amazing cakes baked by our own staff.
A big thank you to all who supported us .
We raised £700.00 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

www.macmillan.org.uk

15/10/2025

13/10/2025

We have two beautiful hampers, bursting with goodies that we are raffling for Breast Screening Now.

Tickets can be purchased at reception at Ayrshire Central Hospital Breast Screening Irvine.

All items donated by Breast Screening staff.😀

£1 per strip.

10/10/2025

Early detection plays a transformative role in breast cancer by identifying disease at an initial stage, offering the greatest
potential for effective intervention and better outcomes.

Detecting breast cancer early allows for interventions when treatments are most effective and minimally invasive.
For example:

Cancer: Stage 1 breast cancer patients exhibit a 5-year survival rate of 97.9%, compared with 26.2% for late-stage diagnoses.

Addressing breast cancer early often involves less intensive treatment and shorter hospital stays.


Routine mammograms, catch cancer before symptoms appear.

Early detection leads to:
Reduced morbidity and improved long-term patient well-being.

Conclusion
Early detection not only saves lives but also enhances quality of life.