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Professor Paul Cosford Director for Health Protection & Medical Director
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- Other contacts
- Independent Healthcare Providers (registered with CAS)
- Clinical Commissioning Groups
- NHS Foundation Trusts (England) - Medical Director
- NHS Foundation Trusts (England) - Chief Executive
- Special Health Authorities
- NHS Trusts (England) - Medical Director
- Territorial CMOs in Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
- Regional Directors of Public Health
- CMO Urgent Messages - Recipients on Public Health Link
- Director of Public Health
- NHS Trusts (England) - Chief Executive
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Urgent (cascade within 24 hours)
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NHS Breast Screening Programme Incident. National screening offer to women aged 70 - 79 years on 1 April 2018 who have missed a final screen
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Following an investigation started in January 2018, Public Health England and NHS England identified that in some instances women were not being invited for their final breast screen between their 68th and 71st birthday.
Data have been analysed back to 2009 and an estimated 206,000 women on a GP register in England , now aged 70 - 79 years, will receive a letter. Those aged up to 72 will be sent a catch up screening invitation. Women aged 72 and above will be offered the opportunity for a screen. Routine breast screening will be unaffected and most women in these age groups will still have received their final screen.
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NHS Regional Offices please cascade to primary care.
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